Collocations for journey - noun
ADJECTIVE
long,
marathon
(esp. BrE)
short (esp. BrE)
outward (esp. BrE)
homeward, return, round-trip (AmE)
onward (esp. BrE)
The bus driver told us where to change buses for our onward journey.
short (esp. BrE)
outward (esp. BrE)
homeward, return, round-trip (AmE)
onward (esp. BrE)
The bus driver told us where to change buses for our onward journey.
bus,
car,
rail,
train,
etc.
(all esp. BrE)
five-mile, four-hour, etc.
comfortable, easy, good, pleasant, safe (all esp. BrE)
Did you have a good journey?
Bye! Safe journey!
five-mile, four-hour, etc.
comfortable, easy, good, pleasant, safe (all esp. BrE)
Did you have a good journey?
Bye! Safe journey!
arduous,
difficult,
gruelling/grueling (esp. BrE),
hard,
harrowing,
tedious,
terrible,
tiring,
tortuous
(BrE)
dangerous, hazardous, perilous, treacherous
overland
cross-country
daily (esp. BrE)
overnight
epic
an epic journey across Africa on foot
dangerous, hazardous, perilous, treacherous
overland
cross-country
daily (esp. BrE)
overnight
epic
an epic journey across Africa on foot
amazing,
fantastic,
incredible
Her search took her on an incredible journey across the world.
Her search took her on an incredible journey across the world.
wasted
(BrE)
The library was closed when I got there, so it was a wasted journey.
He wasn't there and we had a wasted journey.
The library was closed when I got there, so it was a wasted journey.
He wasn't there and we had a wasted journey.
emotional,
inner,
intellectual,
personal,
sentimental,
spiritual
He made the emotional journey back to the house he grew up in.
The development of her poetry reflects her inner spiritual journey.
He made the emotional journey back to the house he grew up in.
The development of her poetry reflects her inner spiritual journey.
VERB + journey
go on,
have,
make,
undertake
Few people have made this journey and lived to tell the tale.
Few people have made this journey and lived to tell the tale.
break
(BrE)
We broke our return journey in Bangkok.
We broke our return journey in Bangkok.
begin,
set out on
continue, resume
They continued their journey on foot.
continue, resume
They continued their journey on foot.
complete,
finish
survive
They doubted that he would survive the journey to the nearest hospital.
survive
They doubted that he would survive the journey to the nearest hospital.
chart,
chronicle,
describe,
recount
He wrote a column chronicling his journeys around the Americas.
He wrote a column chronicling his journeys around the Americas.
journey + VERB
take (sb)
His journey took him across central Asia.
The journey takes about five hours. (BrE)
His journey took him across central Asia.
The journey takes about five hours. (BrE)
begin
end
continue
The journey continued in silence.
end
continue
The journey continued in silence.
PREPOSITION
on journey
They were on a journey to the Far East.
They were on a journey to the Far East.
journey by
a journey by air, bus, land, sea, etc.
a journey by air, bus, land, sea, etc.
journey of
a journey of 300 miles
a journey of five days
a journey of 300 miles
a journey of five days
journey across,
journey between,
journey through
journey from, journey to
The journey from London to Athens took 60 hours.
journey from, journey to
The journey from London to Athens took 60 hours.
journey down,
journey up
the journey down the Rhine
the journey down the Rhine
PHRASES
be tired after a journey,
be tired from a journey
a leg of a journey, a stage of a journey
Dawn was breaking as we set out on the last leg of our journey.
a leg of a journey, a stage of a journey
Dawn was breaking as we set out on the last leg of our journey.
a journey into the unknown
This is the story of the first astronauts and their journey into the unknown.
This is the story of the first astronauts and their journey into the unknown.