on the road

phrase

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.

Examples of on the road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After eighth grade, Rachel dropped out of school and joined Dolly on the road full-time. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

The Twins have six games left against the White Sox — three at home and three on the road — and three more against the Guardians in September at Target Field. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 July 2026

Strickland said even getting equipment on the road during construction can be difficult for farmers. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026

Sean Quinn, meanwhile, was seconds from taking yellow on stage four after escaping on the road to Foix. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Rhymes for on the road

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
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• radioed
• torpedoed