in transit

idiom

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

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Additionally, agents are suspected of using self-combustible packages, designed to ignite in transit, to carry out arson attacks across EU nations and the United Kingdom. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Mexico has demanded its return, but the Austrian government has refused, citing the possible damage the piece may experience in transit. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 One way to solve this is to scan API traffic in transit asynchronously without adding latency. Anoop Gupta, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 If a ballot is damaged in transit but still recognizable, election officials can attempt to remake the ballot so that it can be fed into a voting machine. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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