Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with journey in American Collocation
journey
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
in a particular direction
We had to go through the same ordeal on our homeward journey.
when you go and return
In the terrible conditions it took them eight hours to make a four-mile round-trip journey.
long
It was a long journey of about 6 hours.
short
After lunch, we got back on the coach for the short journey to Dartington.
difficult or tiring
In 1132 the monks embarked on the arduous journey to Yorkshire.
pleasant
They wished us a pleasant journey.
interesting
Travelling by rail, you will have an unforgettable journey through the French countryside.
without anything unusual or exciting happening
We had a fairly uneventful journey.
dangerous
She wrote a letter to her father telling him why she was undertaking this perilous journey.
safe
They said goodbye and wished us a safe journey home.
lasting for a particular time
London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour Station is only a ninety-minute journey.
Going to the nearest big town meant a four-hour journey by road and ferry.
being a particular distance
After their seventy-mile journey, Custer’s men were too tired to fight effectively.
going across land
This is a classic overland journey to the roof of the world.
Barrow is located an hour’s train journey from here.
make a journey
He made the journey every day.
We took a thrilling snowmobile journey across on of Europe’s biggest glaciers.
start a journey
Litvinov then sets out on his journey back to Russia.
start a journey again
Their injuries were not serious and they were able to continue their journey to Newark.
finish a journey
The representatives later transferred to a jet to complete their journey to Bonn.
stay alive despite a journey
He knew they wouldn’t survive the 40-mile journey back to their ship.
stop a journey for a short time
We broke our journey at Pittlochrie for breakfast around ten.