alternate route
Secondary path choice
An alternate route is a different path to the same destination, used when the primary route is blocked, congested, or otherwise undesirable: Traffic was backed up, so we took an alternate route.
The phrase extends beyond physical travel to any secondary approach for reaching a goal: an alternate route to certification.
- rerouteSend a different way
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- exit rampRoad leaving a highway
- diversionRedirection of attention
workaround · contingency plan · side road · deviation · shortcut · backroad · substitute · adaptation · fallback · plan B · change of plans · divergence · crossroads · redirection · flexibility · pivot · connector · path
- alternate routesbypass, detour, reroute, diversion, shortcut
- commutingcommute, morning commute, evening commute, commute time, long commute
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- routesroad, path, highway, freeway, trail
- detour termsbypass, reroute, diversion, roundabout, deviation
- Redirectionsdetour, bypass, diversion, reroute, deflection
alternate routemain road
Primary vehicular thoroughfare
primary road · main · primary · first choice
alternate routedirect route
Straightest path available
direct · shortest route · direct path · fastest route · beeline
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