on the road

idiom

1

: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.

We've been on the road since Tuesday.

Musicians often spend many months on the road.

2

of a vehicle : being used

You don't see too many of those cars on the road anymore.

3

: in good enough condition to be legally driven

It will cost $1,500 to get the car back on the road.

Examples of on the road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was sent there at 11 by his father, jazz musician Stan Kenton, who was frequently on the road and paid the group $750 a month to take care of his son. —Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024

Other researchers, meanwhile, point to poor infrastructure, including road construction and insufficient lighting, which hamper bus drivers’ navigation on the road. —Koh Ewe, TIME, 29 May 2024