on the way

1. Also, on one's way . In the process of coming, going, or traveling; also, about to come. For example, The mail plane is on the way , or She is on her way out the door , or Winter is on the way .

2. On the route of a journey, as in I met him on the way to town , or We ran into them on the way . [c. a.d. 1000]

3. on the way to ; well on the way to . On the point of experiencing or achieving, as in James is on the way to becoming a full professor , or Nancy is well on her way to a nervous breakdown . [Late 1800s] Also see on the way out .

Example Sentences

After those comments from Williams, a close ally of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, traders leaned more heavily into bets that a December cut is on the way.

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"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through," she said in early November.

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A delayed September jobs report, which was almost camera ready before the shutdown began, is on the way Thursday morning.

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Earlier in 2025, before the tariffs landed, importers anticipated that trade barriers were on the way and raced to onshore needed goods, sending the deficit soaring.

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New reports from the Fish and Wildlife Department suggest more wolves are on the way.

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