reverse commute

rɪˈvɜrs kəˈmjut

Definition

Definition of reverse commute - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

commute opposite to usual traffic

His reverse commute means he avoids the morning rush hour.

commuting

trip from urban to suburban areas in the morning

She takes a reverse commute to her office daily.

Verbal expression

transportation

travel against usual traffic flow

He enjoys the reverse commute because there's less traffic in the morning.

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Expressions with reverse

reverse out

move backward out of a space

She had to reverse out of the parking spot.

reverse one's fortunes

change a situation from bad to good

The team managed to reverse their fortunes with a new coach.

reverse Midas touch

ability to make good things turn bad or worthless

He has a reverse Midas touch with every project.

suffer a reverse

experience a setback or failure unexpectedly

The team suffered a reverse in the final match.

in reverse

adv.

moving backward or in the opposite direction

The car moved in reverse to park.

go into reverse

start moving backward by using the reverse gear

The car will go into reverse if you shift the gear.

Expressions with commute

commute a sentence

change a punishment to one that is less severe

The president has the power to commute a sentence of imprisonment.

Examples of reverse commute in a sentence

She enjoys the quiet of her reverse commute.
His reverse commute takes longer than expected.
The reverse commute is less crowded in the evenings.
She prefers to reverse commute to avoid the rush hour.
Reverse commuting saves him a lot of time.

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French:trajet inverse, faire la navette à contre-courant, ...
German:umgekehrtes Pendeln, gegen den Verkehr pendeln, ...
Italian:viaggio inverso, spostarsi contro il traffico, ...
Spanish:viaje inverso, viajar en sentido contrario al tráfico, ...
Portuguese:deslocamento inverso, ir contra o fluxo, ...
Chinese:反向通勤, 反向上下班, ...
Japanese:逆通勤, 逆方向に通勤する, ...
Arabic:تنقل عكسي, سافر عكس حركة المرور المعتادة, ...
Hebrew:נְסִיעָה נֶגֶד כִּוּוּן הַתְּנוּעָה, לִנְסֹעַ נֶגֶד כִּוּוּן הַתְּנוּעָה, ...
Russian:обратная поездка, ездить против потока, ...
Ukrainian:зворотний маршрут, їздити проти потоку, ...
Hindi:रिवर्स कम्यूट, आम यातायात के विपरीत यात्रा करना, ...
Bengali:বিপরীত যাতায়াত, উল্টো পথে যাতায়াত করা, ...
Catalan:desplaçament invers, desplaçar-se en sentit contrari, ...
Czech:obrácené dojíždění, dojíždět v protisměru, ...
Danish:omvendt pendling, pendle modsat, ...
Dutch:omgekeerde pendel, omgekeerd pendelen, ...
Greek:αντίστροφη μετακίνηση, μετακίνηση αντίθετα από την κυκλοφορία, ...
Hungarian:ellenirányú ingázás, a forgalommal ellentétes irányban ingázni, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើដំណើរទៅធ្វើការបញ្ច្រាសទិសនឹងលំហូរចរាចរណ៍ធម្មតា, ធ្វើដំណើរបញ្ច្រាសទិសចរាចរណ៍, ...
Korean:역통근, 역통근하다, ...
Persian:رفت و آمد برعکس, رفت و آمد معکوس, ...
Polish:odwrotny dojazd, ...
Portuguese (BR):deslocamento inverso, ir contra o fluxo, ...
Romanian:navetă inversă, a navetă inversă, ...
Swedish:omvänd pendling, pendla mot trafiken, ...
Thai:การเดินทางทวนกระแสการจราจร, เดินทางทวนกระแสการจราจร, ...
Turkish:tersine yolculuk, ters yönde gitmek, ...
Vietnamese:chuyến đi ngược chiều, đi ngược chiều giao thông, ...

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