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 tilting will continue all the way until the end of Week 17, when the 49ers get a chance for some fantasy redemption on the road in Detroit.
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Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
But with the more intimate Venice and Telluride and their earlier starts granting those rival festivals an edge over a more populist Toronto event, TIFF is looking with its digital transformation to keep pace on the road to the Oscars.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
In the late action Wednesday, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will take their entertaining brand of basketball on the road to face the upstart Houston Rockets.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The mangled front part of the car is wrapped around the tree while the back half is on the road about 30 feet away.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
But with the more intimate Venice and Telluride and their earlier starts granting those rival festivals an edge over a more populist Toronto event, TIFF is looking with its digital transformation to keep pace on the road to the Oscars.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
In the late action Wednesday, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will take their entertaining brand of basketball on the road to face the upstart Houston Rockets.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The mangled front part of the car is wrapped around the tree while the back half is on the road about 30 feet away.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“On the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20road. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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