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Onboard

usgb/ˈɑːnbɔːrd/Volume
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Joining Action

Often suggests you're joining others already present or moving into a vehicle.

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Let's go onboard and join the crew.
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Not for Facilities

Don't use 'onboard' to describe objects inside a vehicle, only for people or animals.

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The luggage is on the ship, not onboard.
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Transition Phase

Implies the moment of transition from not being on a vehicle to being inside it.

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She stepped onboard just before the doors closed.
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