On the fly

adverb

Definitions

1.adverb(of the ball) Without a bounce.

"Jones caught the ball on the fly"

2.adverbSpontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.

"The software program has a table of values for some results, but calculates others on the fly."

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