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take notes on the fly
write notes while something happens
To write notes quickly while an event or conversation is happening.
Hear it in real life
Did you prepare questions for the interview?
No, I had to take notes on the fly.
I had to take notes on the fly during the client call.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: take notes in the fly
Say: take notes on the fly
The fixed expression is “on the fly,” not “in the fly.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take notes on the fly; have to take notes on the fly
Your turn: say it out loud
I had to take notes on the fly during the client call.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take notes on the fly
write notes while something happens
“I had to take notes on the fly during the client call.”
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