on the way
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on the way
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- Coming; approaching. Don't panic! Reinforcements are on the way.
- Heading to a certain place. We are on our way to the train station.
- On the direct route that one intends to travel. I can drop you at the station, as it is on my way home.
- On one's way.
- While travelling. We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.
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prep_phrase coming
| Español | en camino (el), en rumbo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도중에 dojung'e |
| 日本語 | 途中で tochū de |
| 中文 | 在路上 zài lùshàng, 途中 túzhōng |
| Português | a caminho |
| Français | en route |
| Deutsch | unterwegs, auf dem Weg |
| Italiano | in arrivo |
| Русский | в пути́ v putí, на пути́ na putí, в доро́ге v doróge |
| العربية | فِي الطَّرِيق fī ṭ-ṭarīq |
| עברית | בדרך |
prep_phrase heading to a certain place
| Español | en/de camino, rumbo |
|---|
prep_phrase on the direct route
| Español | de camino, en camino (el), rumbo |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sulla strada per |
prep_phrase while travelling
| Español | en el camino/rumbo |
|---|---|
| Français | en chemin, chemin faisant, en cours de route |
| Deutsch | unterwegs |
| Italiano | strada facendo |
Talk about this word "on the way." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20way. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. on the way. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20way "on the way." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20way.
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@misc{on_the_way_2026,
title = {on the way},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20way},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
