down the way

The phrase 'down the way' can refer to a physical location further along a path or to a point in the future.

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Definition

B1Geographical Direction

(informal)At a location further along a path or route, often implying a short distance.

Example

There's a lovely park just down the way from here.
Her house is down the way, past the grocery store.

B2Time

(informal)At a later time or stage in the future.

Example

We'll discuss that topic down the way.
I plan to start the project down the way.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "down the way":

down the road on the way down the wind in the way that way this way down the banks one's way down there down to all the way go downtown long way around on one's way way back move down down below round the bend on the way out go down out of the way around the corner down the middle in the way of look down by way of on the street down the drain come on down on the road lie in the way