wayside

[ wey-sahyd ]

/ ˈweɪˌsaɪd /

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noun

the side of the way; land immediately adjacent to a road, highway, path, etc.; roadside.

adjective

being, situated, or found at or along the wayside: a wayside inn.

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Origin of wayside

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at way¹, side¹

Words nearby wayside

way out, way point, ways, ways and means, Ways and Means Committee, wayside, way station, way the wind blows, which, way to go, wayward, wayworn

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How to use wayside in a sentence

The other issue was around creative because there was a weird belief that if we’re not a small room presenting an idea to a client then it would all fall by the wayside.
Bosses share burdens of leadership during a pandemic and its effect on their mental health|Jessica Davies|February 22, 2021|Digiday
Arguably, it was 2016 — and not 2020 — when bellwether counties first showed signs of falling by the wayside, given their dramatic swing to the right in that election.
Where Did All The Bellwether Counties Go?|Ryan Matsumoto|February 1, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Old rules have fallen by the wayside, in some cases because there were urgent needs that outweighed the value of tradition, and often because the familiar rules no longer seemed to make sense.
Transformed by crisis, arts criticism may never be the same. And that’s a good thing.|Philip Kennicott|November 29, 2020|Washington Post
If I ask my supervisors, they’ll tell me it’s fine to let some tasks fall by the wayside, but they all have different views on which tasks can be let go.
You deserve a work-life balance, even if you’re child-free in a pandemic|Karla Miller|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

“Vaccinate” your pet against missing youSince the shutdowns began, many of our schedules have gone to the wayside.
How to help your pet with separation anxiety|Sara Kiley Watson|August 26, 2020|Popular-Science
Some of these projects have fallen by the wayside; others may still be in the works.
Guillermo del Toro on Hardcore Gothic ‘Crimson Peak’ and ‘Pacific Rim 2’|Andrew Romano|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And as far as actual exploration and discovery, that gets thrown by the wayside.
The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time|Scott Bixby|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The re-positioning on issues that Priebus favored has fallen by the wayside, a casualty of the internal wars within the party.
RNC Chair Reince Priebus Proclaims A Republican Tsunami Will Sweep Washington In 2014|Eleanor Clift|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon the others fall by the wayside, and we are left with Jones struggling to draw what notes he has left of him out into the air.
Sondheim on Sondheim: American Musical Theater in Six Songs|Jimmy So|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was very little upward mobility; generation after generation fell to the wayside.
Mohammed Atta and the Egypt Revolution|Terry McDermott|February 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Another curiosity by the wayside which led to wonder on Yung Pak's part was an old trunk of a tall tree.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
See what a long list the wayside commons make from London to Portsmouth.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
I could weep at being left by the wayside; left with the grass and the clouds and a few dumb animals.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
“Life is a rugged and a lonely road, but flowers always grow on the wayside,” said Padna.
The Whale and the Grasshopper|Seumas O'Brien
Ruth and Mr Bellingham plunged through the broken ground to regain the road near the wayside inn.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for wayside

wayside

/ (ˈweɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

the side or edge of a road
(modifier) situated by the waysidea wayside inn

fall by the wayside to cease or fail to continue doing somethingof the nine starters, three fell by the wayside

go by the wayside to be put aside on account of something more urgent

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wayside

see fall by the wayside.

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