rocky road

noun

: a difficult time

He knew he had a long rocky road ahead of him if he wanted to become a doctor.

Examples of rocky road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Snow White, directed by Marc Webb (2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man), has had a long and rocky road to the big screen, having grown into such a culture war target that the studio has made some unusual moves in recent weeks. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025

On the surface, both Nasser and Wright spoke optimistically about the immediate future for the oil and gas industry, but a closer examination reveals what could become a rocky road ahead. —David Blackmon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

Bottom line: There is a long and rocky road ahead for both men at the nation's highest court, a court that is itself, sharply divided. —Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025

One thing is for sure, though: it’s been a rocky road reaching this pinnacle in life after coming through a number of near death experiences. —Si Liberman, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for rocky road

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed