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down the road
down the road
in the future
down the line I was asked to gather statistical data that could be useful down the road. Usage notes: often a time in the future is mentioned: This is a great invention, but a marketable product is several years down the road.
down the road
1. if an event is a particular period of time down the road, it will not happen until that period has passed This is a wonderful invention, but a marketable product is several years down the road yet.
2. (American) if you say that something will happen down the road, you mean it will happen in the future We may at some point buy a house but that's down the road.
down the road
In the future; at a later date.