on the way out

Idioms  

1. About to go out, as in We were on our way out when the phone rang .

2. Going out of fashion, becoming obsolete, as in Full-size cars are on their way out .

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Example Sentences

Within five years, the firm was looking after $165 billion compared with the puny $20 billion that its departing investors had left behind them on the way out the door at the bubble-market highs.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a way it comes back to where we started this conversation, that there are people who would tell you that movies are on the way out.

From Los Angeles Times

"These kids worked in the business, they grew up in the business, and the press release said, 'You can't buy shares in this company,' and effectively said, 'Don't let the door hit you on the way out.'"

From BBC

Since Roth contributions are taxed on the way in, they are tax-free on the way out.

From Barron's

On the way out, he ran into two lifeguards on the sand who said they too had no idea what was out there, but said the bubbles seemed to be as strong as if they had been created by a Jacuzzi.

From Los Angeles Times