in transit

idiom

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

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Secure your internet traffic by enabling a VPN to encrypt your data in transit. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Perfusing donor organs with blood and other fluids while in transit lessens the possibility of tissue injury, inhibits damaging immune responses and maintains cellular homeostasis or equilibrium. David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 Ensure contracts forbid unauthorized data use for AI training, mandate encryption in transit and storage and respect jurisdictional compliance. Ilakiya Ulaganathan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 The enzymes that stabilize these cells underground for millennia may be able to stabilize other types of materials, such as medicines in transit to remote areas, Lloyd suggested. Laura Poppick, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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