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

Dallas, eliminated from playoff contention, plays its final two games on the road. —CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025

While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025

Of the five games that occurred after that first season, three came against Georgia (in 2008 on the road, in the 2021 SEC title game and the 2023 SEC title game). —Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025

In addition to new music, the band will stay busy on the road next year with a stop at the inaugural edition of the Hello, Melbourne K-pop festival at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on March 14 alongside TREASURE and Taemin. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for on the road

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