in transit

idiom

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

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The executive order Trump signed last week essentially states that most goods that were loaded on ships and in transit to the US before 12:01 am on Thursday will face whatever the prior tariff rates were until October 5. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025 Strong encryption, both at rest and in transit, is essential to safeguarding sensitive information from interception or unauthorized access. Travis Runty, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 The video also travels in the digital equivalent of a locked box over the internet, so nobody can swap or tamper with it in transit. Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025 The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, has said that riders could experience a 40% reduction in transit service if the budget shortfall isn’t dealt with, according to past reporting. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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