bound for

Idioms  

1. On the way to, heading for. For example, This bus is bound for Broadway. It is also found in a well-known gospel hymn in which the singer is “bound for the land of Canaan.” This phrase stems from the 12th-century meaning of bound as “ready” or “prepared.”

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He was intercepted in luggage at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, bound for India, where demand for exotic animals as pets has been growing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Ukrainian drones bound for targets inside Russia are sometimes diverted by jammers or GPS spoofing; one struck an Estonian power station earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

On Tuesday night, the Rams will board a plane bound for Melbourne, landing in Australia Thursday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Copper that would normally sit across global markets is being loaded onto ships bound for U.S. ports and warehouses, allowing it to clear customs before new levies might take effect.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

One time, not long after he’d taken a fall in Cange and broken both an arm and his tailbone, he flew all the way around the world, bound for Asia on TB business.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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