# on the hop

> English word · Prep_phrase

## Definitions
1. Playing truant from school.
2. Spontaneous; unplanned.
3. Unprepared; unready and unable to deal with something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/on-the-hop