on the way

phrase

variants or on one's way
: moving along in one's course : in progress

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Twelve minutes after Parker reported the incident, an unidentified trooper, who wasn't yet on the scene, asked the dispatcher if an emergency medical services unit was on the way. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 Even as a teen-ager, Shirley was already well on the way to artistic self-definition. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Jose Ferrer got the last out in the eighth, and Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth, striking out two Phillies batters on the way to his 24th save in 32 chances. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Quinn made the 10 to 15-minute trek from her sister’s condominium to the party room, snapping a mirror selfie in the elevator on the way. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the way

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“On the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20way. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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