signs on

Agrees to participate

Signs on means to formally begin employment or enlist for service: She signed on as a consultant last month.

In broadcasting, to sign on is to begin transmission for the day—the opposite of signing off.

The phrase can also mean to agree to participate: Three more sponsors signed on to the campaign.

Related

join · joins up · contract · register · form · authenticate · opt-in · pledge · commence · subscribe · assent · roster · authorization · engage · credentials · enlist · agrees · access

Opposites
employment/commitment status

signs onsigns off

Formally ends communication

resigns · quits · terminates · leaves · signs out

broadcast/media operation

signs onsigns off

Formally ends communication

shuts down · closes down · goes dark

acceptance vs. refusal

signs ondeclines

Refuses or diminishes

refuses · passes · turns down · opts out · says no

Family

sign, design, designer, designing, resign, signed, designed, signing, resigned

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G