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View synonyms for on the way

on the way

  1. Also, on one's way . In the process of coming, going, or traveling; also, about to come. For example, The mail plane is on the way , or She is on her way out the door , or Winter is on the way .

  2. on the way to ; well on the way to . On the point of experiencing or achieving, as in James is on the way to becoming a full professor , or Nancy is well on her way to a nervous breakdown . [Late 1800s] Also see on the way out .

  3. On the route of a journey, as in I met him on the way to town , or We ran into them on the way . [c. a.d. 1000]



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