alongtheway
adverbUK /əˌlɒŋ ðə ˈweɪ/
US /əˌlɔːŋ ðə ˈweɪ/
During a trip or journey, as you go from one place to another.
We stopped at a small bakery alongtheway to buy fresh bread.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. While doing something or working toward a goal, not just at the end.
She learned to cook alongtheway while helping her grandmother.
3. At some point during a process or story.
Alongtheway, the hero makes new friends and faces many challenges.
4. Beside the road or path you are traveling on.
There were pretty flowers growing alongtheway.