off-course
Straying from route
Off-course means deviating from the intended path or direction.
A ship blown off-course by storms has strayed from its planned route.
The term applies literally to navigation and figuratively to plans or progress: The project went off-course when funding dried up.
Often hyphenated as an adjective before a noun: an off-course missile.
Off the right path
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
- lostUnable to navigate
- misdirectedSent the wrong way
- deviatedDeparted from standard
strayed · wrong direction · disoriented · veered · drifted · detour · wandering · misnavigated
Thrown off course
- sidetrackedDiverted from main task
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- digressionVeering off topic
tangent · deviation · straying · losing focus · wandering · diverging · deviating · misguided
Portion cut off
- hookCurved catching device
- shankLower leg segment
- roughUneven in surface
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
hazard · out of bounds · skulled · duffed · trees · water hazard · recovery shot · penalty stroke
Floating without control
- leewardSheltered from wind
- bearing awayTransporting from here
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- chartworkMaritime route planning on maps
dead reckoning · buoy · marker · regatta · yacht · weather helm
Chaotic flow patterns
- crosswindLateral airflow across path
- air traffic controlManaging aircraft separation and movement
- radar trackingDetecting positions via radio waves
- flight pathPlanned aerial trajectory
astray
Off the right path
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
- lostUnable to navigate
- misdirectedSent the wrong way
deviated · strayed · wrong direction · disoriented · veered · drifted · detour · wandering · misnavigated · sidetracked
derailed
Thrown off course
- sidetrackedDiverted from main task
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
digression · tangent · deviation · straying · losing focus · wandering · diverging · deviating · misguided · astray
slice
Portion cut off
bunker · hazard · out of bounds · skulled · duffed · trees · water hazard · recovery shot · penalty stroke · scrambling
adrift
Floating without control
- leewardSheltered from wind
- bearing awayTransporting from here
- rudderPivoting stern blade
chartwork · dead reckoning · buoy · marker · regatta · yacht · weather helm
turbulence
Chaotic flow patterns
- crosswindLateral airflow across path
- air traffic controlManaging aircraft separation and movement
- radar trackingDetecting positions via radio waves
flight path · vectoring · holding pattern · diversion · pilot error
- dog sportsagility trials, obedience trials, teeter, tunnels, jumps
off-courseon track
Progressing as intended
on schedule · according to plan · in line · as expected · on message