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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Yesterday’s loss dropped the Padres to 15-16 on the road.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Panthers 1, Edmonton 0, as Bennett’s 13th goal of this year’s playoffs gave him an NHL single-playoff record 12 on the road and ended an Oilers run of scoring first in nine consecutive games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
There’s a stand-out scene where Matthew Lillard, playing Marty’s acquaintance Gus, advises him to take a detour to work as a sinkhole has just opened up on the road to his commute.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
But this was the toughest game of any of those, on the road, in an electric atmosphere, against a deep and motivated Edmonton.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Panthers 1, Edmonton 0, as Bennett’s 13th goal of this year’s playoffs gave him an NHL single-playoff record 12 on the road and ended an Oilers run of scoring first in nine consecutive games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
There’s a stand-out scene where Matthew Lillard, playing Marty’s acquaintance Gus, advises him to take a detour to work as a sinkhole has just opened up on the road to his commute.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
But this was the toughest game of any of those, on the road, in an electric atmosphere, against a deep and motivated Edmonton.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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“On the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20road. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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