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.
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The Panthers opened the series by winning the first two games on the road.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Starting the series away from Bojangles Coliseum doesn’t change anything for Kinnear, and Charlotte embraces the inevitable animosity on the road.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The Golden State Warriors will try to close out the stone-throwing Houston Rockets on the road.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The greatest differences between the TRX and the RHO is felt on the road.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Starting the series away from Bojangles Coliseum doesn’t change anything for Kinnear, and Charlotte embraces the inevitable animosity on the road.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The Golden State Warriors will try to close out the stone-throwing Houston Rockets on the road.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The greatest differences between the TRX and the RHO is felt on the road.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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“On the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20road. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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