on the road

idiom

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

Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025

The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road. —Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Nov. 2025

Following a Wednesday night matchup on the road against the Orlando Magic, the Golden State Warriors weren’t sure about Steph Curry’s status on the second night of their back-to-back set in Florida. —Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025

The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for on the road

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