down the road

phrase

: in or into the future

Examples of down the road in a Sentence

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But Sounds did send writer Chas De Whalley — who would produce U2’s earliest recordings a couple of years down the road — to review it. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026 The company sees the rocket becoming a workhorse launcher of small to medium-size satellites down the road, and its infrastructure supports that vision. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Perhaps Clark’s play will vault her into the starting lineup down the road. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Witten, a former Tennessee great, is a name to remember if UT ends up with a coaching search down the road. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for down the road

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of down the road was in 1924

Rhymes for down the road

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“Down the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20road. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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