1. (informal)
thinking or
acting quickly. [
ex - We need an
assistant who is really on the
ball.] 2. alert; well informed.
(slang) in a
condition or
state of being alert and efficient, or effective.
alert and efficient or effective.
(colloquial) alert and efficient or effective.
(slang) ability to do one's
job, organize, etc.
(slang) alert and efficient or effective.
(slang) alert and efficient or effective.
Rudiments,
Valences Approved April 1991
(slang) in a
condition or
state of being alert and efficient, or effective.
Attitude and Conduct of
Scientology Approved 25.2.91
(slang) in a
condition or
state of being alert and efficient or effective.
(colloquial) alert and efficient or effective. And after they'
ve done the
Sea Watch Picture Book, why, then you can
specialist train them on these things, and it's immediate, very quick; they're
right on the
ball.
lively and attentive; well able to do one's
job, organize, etc.
alert and efficient or effective. . . . well, for heaven's
sakes, be enough on the
ball, be
sharp enough, be really bright on this and recognize that you'
ve asked the
pc something the
pc can't do. . .
-The Communication Cycle in Auditing (6 Feb. 64) having a
skill or
ability; being good at something.
-A Dictionary of American Idioms.