missed exit
Drove right by
A missed exit is a highway or freeway off-ramp you failed to take, requiring you to continue to the next exit and double back.
The phrase extends to any opportunity that passed before you could act on it: That job offer was a missed exit I still think about.
Missing an exit while driving often triggers immediate frustration and recalculation.
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- GPS voiceAudible route instructions
- highwayMajor road for travel
- rampSloped connecting surface
- U-turnDirection-reversing driving maneuver
turn around · pull over · detour · overshoot · frustration · backtrack · freeway · interstate · road trip · steering · lane · sigh · rerouting · dashboard · curse · backseat driver · delay · signs
- navigation errorswrong direction, wrong way, off course, getting lost, wrong route
- travel troublesgetting lost, dead end, detour, flat tire, traffic jam
- car troublesflat tire, dead battery, breakdown, overheating, stalling
route adherence
missed exitdirect route
Straightest path available
on the right track · on course · on track · on schedule · straight shot