in transit

idiom

: in the process of being transported
Some of the goods were lost in transit.

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Colorado residents must pay for the improvements in transit. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 The glitch affects products that were already in transit to the U.S. before the latest round of tariffs took effect. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 Higher gas prices also typically lead to an increase in transit ridership. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, domain name system security extensions (DNSSEC) authenticate responses, preventing cache poisoning by verifying that DNS records have not been altered in transit. David Redekop, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in transit

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“In transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transit. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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