way·side (wā'sīd')
n.
The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway.

adj.
Situated at or near the side of a road, way, path, or highway: a wayside inn.

idioms:

fall by the wayside

1. To fail to continue; give up.

go by the wayside

1. To be set aside or discarded because of other considerations.

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