in transit

American  

[in tran-zit, -sit] / ˌɪn ˈtræn zɪt, -sɪt /

idiom

1. on the way to a destination; in the process of traveling or being shipped from one place to another.

   She’s still in transit, as her flight was delayed.

   If your package has been damaged in transit, please contact us immediately.

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Etymology

Origin of in transit

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

A bit later Arm says, “When change happens, we want it to happen all at once ... . In transit, there’s catastrophe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021

In transit, as in other areas of American life, there will be no immediate end to the lingering effects of the pandemic.

From Washington Times • Jan. 27, 2021

In transit, people stopped her at airport gates, in corridors, outside the ladies’ room.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

In transit, as in the provision of telecom infrastructure, water pipes, and mail delivery, the last leg of the supply chain is the least efficient—the place where economies of scale dissolve.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2016

In transit or in storage they hold better and do not break and scatter the contents of the barrel over the car floor or storage warehouse.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.