on one's way
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See on the way .
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Also, be on one's way . Leave, get going, as in “ On your way ,” said the officer, trying to move the crowd , or It's been a wonderful party but we must be on our way now . [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
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They look very different on one’s way out than they do on the way in, before Mr. Margulies has moved us to think hard about the people who take them.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2013
Can one borrow a piece of Tupperware without asking in an emergency when on one’s way to a dinner party?
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2012
"Sir," saith Perceval, "Sith that she is yours, you have a right to do your pleasure, but in all things ought one to be heedful on one's way."
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Sebastian Evans
Other joys may be caught up in Gideon’s fashion, while one marches on one’s way.
From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various
There is nothing for it but to go on one's way, trying to do one's duty—and literature.
From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by David Hunter Blair
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