detour
noun
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
will detour
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future tenseof detour.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Bus routes including Sound Transit Route 545 will detour using Interstate 90.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Because of the road closures, the Mount Vernon Square Metro station will be closed and buses will detour around the affected areas.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022
“Those people take up precious time conducting business other than city business, and you never know when they will detour from the agenda with their personal issues,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2019
VaucluseThe next project from Michael White’s Altamarea Group, opening in early fall, will detour from the usual Italian territory and will be French, touching on Provence, brasserie style.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2015
Some of them will detour around it and continue on their way.
From Time Magazine Archive
