in a spot
• in a difficult situation.
Similar:
difficult situation,
awkward situation,
tricky situation,
predicament,
mess,
difficulty,
trouble,
plight,
corner,
quandary,
dilemma,
fix,
jam,
hole,
sticky situation,
pickle,
scrape,
pretty/fine kettle of fish,
hot water,
how-do-you-do,
on the spot
• without any delay; immediately.
• "he offered me the job on the spot"
Similar:
immediately,
there and then,
then and there,
straight away,
right away,
forthwith,
instantly,
summarily,
without delay,
without hesitation,
at once,
that instant,
directly,
outright,
in short order,
straight,
straightway,
instanter,
forthright,
• at the scene of an event.
• "journalists on the spot reported no progress"
• (with reference to an action) performed without moving from one's original position.
• "running on the spot"
