On the Way

(ordnance) An expression sent over the communication system from the firing position to the observation position when the weapon is fired, thus warning the observers to be on the alert for spotting the impact.

1.  Also, on one's way. In the process of coming, going, or traveling; also, about to come. For example, The mail plane is on the way, or She is on her way out the door, or Winter is on the way.
2.  On the route of a journey, as in I met him on the way to town, or We ran into them on the way. [c. a.d. 1000]
3.  on the way to; well on the way to. On the point of experiencing or achieving, as in James is on the way to becoming a full professor, or Nancy is well on her way to a nervous breakdown. [Late 1800s] Also see on the way out.

The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: on a route to some place
  Synonym: en route

For other uses, see On the Way (disambiguation).

On The Way
Studio album by Jandek
Released	1988
Recorded	Unknown
Genre	Blues-rock / Avant-garde / Folk music
Length	43:45
Label	Corwood Industries
Producer	Corwood Industries
Professional reviews
Forced Exposure #12 (very favorable) link LowLife #15 link Sound Choice #17 link
Jandek chronology
You Walk Alone (1988) '''On the Way''' (1988) The Living End (1989)

On the Way was the seventeenth album by Jandek and was released in 1988 as Corwood 0755. It was reissued on CD in 2002.

Track listing

1. Wrap It Up – 3:19
2. Bring It Back to Seventy-Five – 2:34
3. Message to the Clerk – 6:44
4. Give It the Name – 5:38
5. Ambient Instrument – 2:32
6. Sadie – 2:36
7. I'll Sit Alone and Think a Lot About You – 8:36
8. The Only Way You Can Go – 5:33
9. I'm Ready – 5:47

External links

• Seth Tisue's On the Way review

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