on the way

向かっている、間もなく来る

人や物がこちらに向かっている、または出来事が間もなく起こること。

やさしい英語で： If someone or something is coming, they will arrive or happen soon.

• Help is on the way.
• They have another baby on the way.
• A big storm was on the way.

使い方： be on the way (An ambulance is on the way.)

類義語： coming, approaching

よく使う表現： help on the way, baby on the way

向かう途中で、道中で

目的地に向かってすでに移動していること。

やさしい英語で： If you are travelling towards a place, you have started your journey there.

• We are on the way home.
• He was on his way to the station.
• Are you on the way to the office?

使い方： be on the way to somewhere (We are on the way to the airport.); be on someone's way to somewhere (She is on her way to school.)

類義語： heading to, travelling to, bound for

よく使う表現： on the way home, on the way there, on the way back

途中で、道中で

ある場所から別の場所へ移動している間。

やさしい英語で： During the time you spend travelling from one place to another.

• I bought milk on the way home.
• We talked about school on the way there.
• Did you see any deer on the way?

使い方： do something on the way to somewhere (We bought lunch on the way to the park.)

類義語： during the journey, en route

よく使う表現： on the way home, on the way back

道沿いに、通り道に

予定した道筋にあり、寄り道せずに行けること。

やさしい英語で： A place along your planned route that you can reach without travelling in another direction.

• The shop is on the way home.
• Her house was on our way to the beach.
• Is the bank on the way to your office?

使い方： be on the way to somewhere (The supermarket is on the way to the station.)

類義語： along the route

よく使う表現： on the way home, on the way back