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arrive on the scene
(redirected from arrive at the scene)

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arrive (up)on the scene (of something) and arrive at the scene (of something)
to reach the location of an event in progress. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on and at.) The police arrived on the scene of the crime. They arrived upon the scene of a frightening accident. What did they do when they arrived at the scene?
See also: arrive, scene


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They may arrive at the scene while the state troopers dispatched to the location are still at work there.
The official added rescuers were waiting for heavy machinery to arrive at the scene to help lift the rocks and that crews were digging by hand.
However, when developing an initial response plan, officials should assume that federal support wouldn't arrive at the scene for as long as 48 hours, said James Schwartz, chief of the Arlington County, Va.
 
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