in something's way

prepositional phrase

Obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of something.

“The mountains were in the railroad's way.”

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in one's wayin someone's wayin the way of
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of something.

    The mountains were in the railroad's way.

    1 more example

    The tent was unfortunately in the moose's way.

    Synonyms: in one's way, in someone's way, in the way of

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseObstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of something.

Similar
in one's wayin someone's wayin the way of
Also see
in someone's way

Translations

French dans le chemin de quelqu’un
  • dans le chemin de quelqu’unimpeding the movement or line of sight
Hungarian útban
  • útbanimpeding the movement or line of sight
Norwegian Bokmål i veien for noen
  • i veien for noenimpeding the movement or line of sight
Cite this entry
APA

in something's way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20something's%20way

MLA

“in something's way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20something's%20way. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in something's way,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20something's%20way.

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