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

Ultimately, the goal is to build a battery that is lighter, less complex, and more compact, with higher charging capacity and performance, not just in labs but in automobiles on the road. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

In the special, taped at the Ontario Improv in Ontario, CA, Robles shares tales of growing up with a strict Latino Catholic mother, navigating the dating world, and life on the road. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park was temporarily closed on Tuesday due to poor visibility and ice and snow on the road. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Jones will be going on the road to face Brandon in 4A District 7, the first-ever meeting between the two teams. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the road

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