road map

noun

1

: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel

2

a

: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal

b

: a detailed explanation

Synonyms of road map

• plan
• strategy
• blueprint
• program
• project
• scheme
• game plan

Examples of road map in a Sentence

Did you bring a road map?

a road map to peace

Recent Examples on the Web

The New Mexico trial provided a good road map to what Meta’s business plan is all about. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Nvidia’s road map calls for pumping a megawatt into a single rack. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

While the robot will continue carrying bins, our road map includes many more tasks, from picking individual items and tending machines, to preparing parts for assembly and shipping, and eventually doing assembly work itself. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026

The young player has a very regimented road map for the next six months. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for road map

• bandgap
• bitmap
• blackcap
• blackstrap
• bootstrap
• burlap
• claptrap
• entrap
• foolscap
• kidnap
• kneecap
• madcap