on the road

idiom

: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.

We've been on the road since Tuesday.

Musicians often spend many months on the road.

of a vehicle : being used

You don't see too many of those cars on the road anymore.

: in good enough condition to be legally driven

It will cost $1,500 to get the car back on the road.

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The Red Storm have five games remaining, beginning Wednesday on the road against a DePaul team that’s last in the Big East with a 2-13 record in conference play. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025 Paige Bueckers, Sarah Strong and the nation’s top offense on the road against the steely reigning champions. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 Grime and oil on the road surface mix with water to make the road slippery. —

Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025 Inter Miami plays its Concacaf Champions Cup opening match on the road Tuesday against Sporting Kansas City in what will likely be the coldest game in team history as the weather forecast is a high of 5 degrees at kickoff. —

Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on the road