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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Scott West beat Watertown-Mayer 30-28 on the road back Jan. 11.
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Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Win those and pull off a surprise on the road — UCLA has games this month at No. 23 Illinois and No. 7 Purdue — and the Bruins will inch up the seed line.
—Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Now 29 years later, Suzanne has traded life on the road for a quiet existence in the suburbs with her husband, Rod.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Both teams have three games before the Sunday showdown, with UConn traveling to No. 19 Tennessee on Thursday, facing Providence on the road Sunday and St. John’s at home next Wednesday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025
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Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Win those and pull off a surprise on the road — UCLA has games this month at No. 23 Illinois and No. 7 Purdue — and the Bruins will inch up the seed line.
—Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Now 29 years later, Suzanne has traded life on the road for a quiet existence in the suburbs with her husband, Rod.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Both teams have three games before the Sunday showdown, with UConn traveling to No. 19 Tennessee on Thursday, facing Providence on the road Sunday and St. John’s at home next Wednesday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025
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“On the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20road. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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