At your fingertips

If something is “at your fingertips,” it is near you or you can get it and use it very easily. This phrase is commonly used to describe easy access to information or resources. Back in the late 1990s, when the internet was first spreading into mainstream culture, people talked a lot about the newfound access to information the internet would bring. We were told the world’s knowledge would be “at our fingertips,” or we would be able to access it very easily. With the new 24-hour phone service, customers have quality customer service “at their fingertips.”