on-ramp

Freeway access road

An on-ramp is a short road connecting a local street to a highway or freeway, allowing vehicles to accelerate and merge into traffic: We got on the on-ramp and joined the flow of cars.

Figuratively, an on-ramp is any entry point or pathway into something larger—a job, program, or skill: Community college can be an on-ramp to a four-year degree.

driving

merge

Combine into unity

expressway · motorway · signal · convergence · vehicles · indicator · shoulder · junction · connector · roadway

access

gateway

Point of access

threshold · opening · passage · admittance · portal · connector · pathway · route · inlet

beginning

onboarding

New member integration process

launch · kickoff · commencement · orientation · foundation · primer · gateway · stepping-stone

integration

onboarding

New member integration process

orientation · acclimation · blending · transition · induction · immersion · adaptation

acceleration

throttle

Power flow controller

engine · torque · horsepower · boost · rev · gearshift · pedal · power · dynamics · propulsion

Categories
Opposites
direction of highway access

on-rampoff-ramp

Highway exit road

exit ramp · exit · highway exit · offramp

metaphorical entry vs. exit

on-rampoff-ramp

Highway exit road

exit · exit strategy · offboarding · wind-down · phase-out

Family

ramp, ramps, ramped, ramping, exit ramp, ramp-up, off-ramp, on-ramps

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G