out of the way

comparative more out of the way · superlative most out of the way

1. alternativeAlternative form of out-of-the-way (“remote or secluded”).
2. Unusual or out of the ordinary.
3. Improper or offensive.

comparative more out of the way · superlative most out of the way

1. Unusually or excessively.

   'I'm not an out of the way nervous woman.'

   1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 14, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 176

1. idiomaticSo as not to obstruct or hinder; not in the way.

   Please move your bike out of the way.

   3 more examples

   I was elbowed out of the way by the bouncer.

   In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.

   2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6

   The railway ran through the resort's narrow streets up to Weymouth Quay station, with thoughtlessly parked vehicles sometimes having to be bumped out of the way.

   2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 55

   Synonyms: See: Thesaurus:remote place

2. idiomaticTaken care of; handled.

   Now that the main problems are out of the way, we can start working on the details.