in transit

idiom

: in the process of being transported
Some of the goods were lost in transit.

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The update is the latest in a yearslong plan to remove the familiar turnstile and replace it with the kinds of toll gates seen in transit systems throughout the world — gates that use plexiglass panels or doors that the MTA hopes will be harder for riders to jump over or otherwise evade. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025 Predictability in transit times is important for economic efficiency. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 According to the New York Times, shipments already in transit—whether via sea or air—are exempt from the new tariffs, so though the change takes immediate effect, importers will likely only begin to see the fallout in the coming days and weeks. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025 Core practices include: • Encryption (TLS, AES-256) for data in transit and at rest. Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in transit

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“In transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transit. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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