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- We use on the way or on my/his/our way (to) when we talk about the route, direction or path to somewhere: We could leave early and have breakfast on the way. (during our journey to somewhere) I was on my way to Peter’s house when I met him in the street. (I was going to Peter’s house when I met him)
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We use on the way or on my/his/our way (to) when we talk about the route, direction or path to somewhere: We could leave early and have breakfast on the way. (during our journey to somewhere) I was on my way to Peter’s house when I met him in the street. (I was going to Peter’s house when I met him)
Here are three examples of the idiom "on the way" used in a sentence: The packages are on the way and should arrive at your doorstep by tomorrow. She was on the way to achieving her long-held dream of becoming a published author.
Mar 29, 2011 · "On the way" means that something, or someone, is in the process of reaching a goal, or a destination. For example, "I called her to let her know I was on my way to Madrid". Another: "After the initial meeting, I told the boss that we are on the way to meeting the first deadline".
- Yes/No Questions
- Negatives
- Present Simple and Past Simple Questions and Negatives
- Wh-Questions
- Questions with Verbs and Prepositions
- Other Ways of Asking Questions
Yes/No questions are questions which we answer with Yes or No. Look at these statements: We make Yes/No questions by putting the first part of the verb in front of the subject:
We make negatives by putting not after the first part of the verb: In spoken English, we often reduce not to n’t:
For all verbs except be and have, we use do/does or did to make Yes/No questions in the present simple and past simple: For all verbs except be and have, we use do/does + not or did + not to make negatives in the present simple and past simple: Here are the question forms and negative forms for be in the present simple and past simple: We make ques...
Wh-questions are questions which start with a word like what, when, where, which, who, whose, why and how.
When we have a question with a verb and a preposition, the preposition usually comes at the end of the question: Level: intermediate
We sometimes use phrases like these in front of a statementto ask questions: For Yes/No questions, we use the phrases with if: For wh-questions, we use the phrases with a question word: We often use do you think …?after question words:
Or in other words: They discussed how the law affects people. The relationship here is between the law and the people. The second example doesn't make sense to me. An example using the bolded phrase might be: They discussed the law on the way elevators need to be operated.
May 17, 2020 · on the way or on one's way. : moving along in one's course : in progress. The use of the singular noun way as used in the example sentence in the question, outside of these set phrases, has the following definition: 1 a : a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place.
'On the way' means 'during the journey'. We use 'to' if we want to say our destination. Example : Let's stop for lunch on the way. When we were on the way to France, we met Lucy! On the way' can also mean 'getting closer to a goal'. Example : Your parcel is on the way. (It's on its journey to you by post.)
