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Common collocations with journey in American Collocation

journey noun countable

US /ˈdʒɜrni/

in a particular direction

homeward
onward
outward
return

We had to go through the same ordeal on our homeward journey.

when you go and return

return
round-trip

In the terrible conditions it took them eight hours to make a four-mile round-trip journey.

long

epic
lengthy
long
long-distance

It was a long journey of about 6 hours.

short

short

After lunch, we got back on the coach for the short journey to Dartington.

difficult or tiring

arduous
difficult
exhausting
gruelling
hard
harrowing
nightmare
tiring

In 1132 the monks embarked on the arduous journey to Yorkshire.

pleasant

enjoyable
pleasant

They wished us a pleasant journey.

interesting

adventurous
eventful
exciting
fascinating
incredible
unforgettable

Travelling by rail, you will have an unforgettable journey through the French countryside.

without anything unusual or exciting happening

tedious
uneventful

We had a fairly uneventful journey.

dangerous

dangerous
hazardous
perilous

She wrote a letter to her father telling him why she was undertaking this perilous journey.

safe

safe

They said goodbye and wished us a safe journey home.

lasting for a particular time

five-minute, twenty-minute etc
two-hour, five-hour etc

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

three-mile, ten-mile etc

After their seventy-mile journey, Custer’s men were too tired to fight effectively.

going across land

overland

This is a classic overland journey to the roof of the world.

boat
bus
car
coach
ferry
plane
rail
railway
sea
taxi
train

Barrow is located an hour’s train journey from here.

make a journey

go on
make
take
undertake

He made the journey every day.

We took a thrilling snowmobile journey across on of Europe’s biggest glaciers.

start a journey

begin
commence
embark on
set off on
set out on
start

Litvinov then sets out on his journey back to Russia.

start a journey again

continue
resume

Their injuries were not serious and they were able to continue their journey to Newark.

finish a journey

complete
end
finish

The representatives later transferred to a jet to complete their journey to Bonn.

stay alive despite a journey

survive

He knew they wouldn’t survive the 40-mile journey back to their ship.

stop a journey for a short time

break

We broke our journey at Pittlochrie for breakfast around ten.