bumpy ride
Jarring travel experience
A bumpy ride is a journey over rough terrain, where passengers are jostled and shaken: The dirt road made for a bumpy ride.
Figuratively, it describes any difficult or turbulent experience: The startup had a bumpy ride before finding investors.
The phrase implies discomfort and uncertainty, but also forward motion despite obstacles.
- roughUneven in surface
- rough patchDifficult period experienced
- joltingShaking with sudden force
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- air pocketLow-density atmospheric zone
potholes · jarring · rocky · uneven · shaky · bouncy · suspension · wheels · gravel · dirt road · back roads · road trip · cobblestones · washboard · jostling · lurching · rattling · uncomfortable
- hardshipshardship, adversity, struggle, misfortune, difficulties
- travel discomfortmotion sickness, airsickness, carsickness, seasickness, jet lag
- travel experiencesroad trip, flight delay, turbulence, jet lag, scenic drive
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
- camel ridedesert trek, saddle, reins, halter, walking pace
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
bumpy ridesmooth ride
Comfortable, uninterrupted travel
smooth sailing · glide · silky smooth · buttery smooth · gentle ride
bumpy ridesmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
easy ride · cakewalk · breeze · walk in the park · plain sailing
bump, bumpy, bumpier, bumpiest, bumpiness, bumps, bumped, bumping, ride