down the road

phrase

: in or into the future

Examples of down the road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While those players may end up being transcendent stars down the road, only Makar’s name deserves to be in the same breath as Kucherov’s in terms of production. — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

The knowledge that owner-in-waiting Justin Ishbia would get the bill down the road for any big free-agent signing should make Reinsdorf eager to let Getz enter some bidding wars, especially for a frontline starter. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

And investment, by its very nature, includes planting some seeds for a return that might be a little ways down the road but will be well worth the investment. — John Nichols, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

An electric car has to carry every pound of its battery down the road, so packing more energy into the same weight of battery can translate into more miles. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for down the road

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