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to transit

to transit

3 4.2
To move people or goods through a place on the way to another
  • verb
  • /ˈtrænzɪt/
translation icon : atravesar
  • Kyrgyzstan's parliament has accepted a ban on Chinese trucks transiting the country.
  • ships transit
  • transit the canal
  • transit a strait

I will not transit, you know that U.S.

Examples

  • In order to move quickly between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, the U.S. fleet transits the Suez Canal with permission from the Egyptian authorities.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Moreover, over 65% of all oceangoing vessels traveling to and from the United States transit the Panama Canal.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Would all transit passengers for Santa Alicia proceed immediately to gate three?

    Long Lost Son (2006)

  • Enemy fleets will transit over momentarily.

    Cosmic Sin (2021)

  • U.S. destroyers have transited the Taiwan Strait, to loud protests from Beijing.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Approximately 3.7 percent of the world's daily oil consumption transits the Turkish Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The ship will transit the strait during high tide to avoid groundings.

  • During the storm, several aircraft were forced to transit around the bad weather.

  • We aim to transit the cargo safely across the border by the end of the week.

Synonyms

to pass
vsto transit
∞ 1.0

To move past something or someone

can also mean causing something else to move through a place
to pass through
vsto transit
255 2.7

To travel through a place without stopping for long

can mean travel through whether briefly or as part of a journey
to move through
vsto transit
80 2.1

Pass from one point to another during a journey or process

is the broader idea of traveling through places or making something do so
to pass over
vsto transit
26 3.3

To move across a place, often above the ground

focuses on moving through inside areas instead of above them
to route
vsto transit
26 3.5

To send something to a particular person or place

is about physical travel through places, not directing movement

Antonyms

to remain
∞ 1.0

To stay in the same place or state and not change

Compounds

public transit
  • US
16 1.9

A system of buses and trains that people use to travel

rapid transit
3 3.2

A fast public train system in a city that runs often and carries many people

public transit system
  • US
2 2.7

An organized service of buses or trains that people use to travel

transit line
  • US
2 3.2

A route where buses or trains run regularly

ABA transit number
  • Specialized
7.9

A number that shows a United States bank's location and tells which bank it is

mass rapid transit
3.7

A system of underground or above ground trains that carries many people quickly

transit declinometer
  • Specialized
9.9

A tool that measures how much a compass points away from true north

transit instrument
  • Archaic
9.9

A telescope set east–west to record the exact time a star crosses the north–south line in the sky

transit zone
  • NSFW
7.2

An area of sea or land used as a route by smugglers to move drugs between places

How Quickly

to transit
3 4.2
to pass through
255 2.7
to creep
155 2.5

Surface Forms

transit infinitive
transited past
transited past participle
transiting present participle
transits third person singular

Etymology

Transit comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ire 'to go', the same root as transport. To transit a place is to 'go across' it or move through it on the way to somewhere else.