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Swedish
Etymology
From på (“on”) + väg (“way”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk på veg and English on the way.
Prepositional phrase
på väg
- on one's way, on the way (heading to a certain place or in a certain direction, concretely or abstractly)
Vi är på väg till pizzerian- We are on our way to the pizzeria
Håll ut! Hjälp är på väg.- Hang in there! Help is on the way.
Elpriserna är på väg uppåt- Electricity prices are on the rise ("are on their way up")
Du är på väg att begå ett allvarligt misstag- You are about ("are on the way") to make a serious mistake
Landet är på väg att bli en diktatur- The country is turning into ("is on its way to becoming") a dictatorship
Det är på väg att gå åt helvete- Things are about ("are on the way") to go to hell
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