on call

on call  {adj. phr.}
1. Having to be paid on demand.
Jim didn't have the money ready even though he knew the bill was on call.
2. Ready and available.
This is Dr. Kent's day to be on call at the hospital.
The nurse is on call for emergency cases.
Categories: adjective call
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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