hit the road

phrase

: leave, travel

also : to set out

Examples of hit the road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Day 26, of Making the Band, followed in their footsteps and hit the road in spring 2026. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

On Sunday, September 13, 2026, the Washington Commanders (0-0) hit the road for an NFC East clash against the Philadelphia Eagles (0-0) at Lincoln Financial Field. — Data Skrive, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Seattle will hit the road to face the Arizona Cardinals, while New England will head home to host the Pittsburgh Steelers. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

One of Sacramento's biggest music stars is hitting the road again for a new tour, and of course her hometown is among the stops. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hit the road

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