On the Road

American  

noun

1. a novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac.

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on the road Idioms  

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

2. 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]

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Example Sentences

It is Magna, which has more than 300 factories around the globe and parts in nearly every car on the road today, that has been left holding the keys to a largely deserted St. Clair building that is bigger than 20 football fields.

From The Wall Street Journal

Drivers are supposed to keep their attention on the road when using the technology and be ready to resume control of the vehicle if prompted.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the end of the video, some eagle-eyed fans spotted that, although the song was first released in October 2025, the credits read "©2024 Taylor Swift" - confirming that she wrote the track while on the road with her blockbuster Eras tour.

From BBC

You could see autonomous robots performing complicated surgeries by themselves, every car on the road getting driven autonomously, and personal artificial intelligence agents organizing every step of a person’s day-to-day activities.

From Barron's

Not quite a confirmation, but an invitation to join my journey on the road to acceptance.

From Literature