On the Road

noun

1. a novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac.

Idioms and Phrases

Traveling, as in Our salesmen are on the road five days a week . [Mid-1600s]

on the road to . On the way to, following a course that will end in. For example, We could see Mary was on the road to recovery , or The business obviously was on the road to ruin . [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

She lay on the road for five days after being hit by shell fire, before she was carried to the camp for people displaced by the conflict.

From BBC

"I heard a voice beside me, there was a gentleman to my right lying on the road, he said: 'I am hit son, I am hit'."

From BBC

There will also be transport disruption, particularly across Scotland with the possibility of cancelled ferries and restrictions on the road and rail network.

From BBC

With Urban on the road, Kidman has been “holding the family together” and caring for their two daughters, according to TMZ, which first reported the celebrities’ split.

From Los Angeles Times

The “Blue Ain’t Your Color” musician has been on the road for his High and Alive world tour, which launched in May.

From Los Angeles Times