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

UConn women’s basketball faces Creighton on the road for battle of Big East unbeatens: How to watch UConn women's basketball faces Creighton on the road for battle of Big East unbeatens: How to watch CT town scraps DEI despite Democrats’ objections. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025

So part of it is just keeping them positive and keeping them to understand, ‘Hey, this is a tough league to win on the road. —Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025

Girls soccer Berean Christian 3, Concord 0 Berean Christian notched a shutout win over Concord on Tuesday with a prolific scoring performance on the road. —Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025

The Nuggets now travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday afternoon while the Kings remain on the road, taking on the New York Knicks in the evening. —George Ramsay, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025