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# transit

noun (transit — usually uncountable); verb (transit — formal, rare)

«transit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Transit is the act of carrying people or goods from one place to another: the parcel was lost in transit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#m1)
2. (US, Canada) Transit, or public transit, is the system of buses, trains and subways that people use to travel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#m2)
3. (science) A transit is when a planet or moon passes in front of a bigger object, such as the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, parcels are «in transit» while being delivered; a «transit passenger» changes planes. In geography and city life, public transit carries people to school and work. In science lessons, a transit of a planet across the Sun. Phrases: in transit, public transit, a transit van (UK), transit lounge.

### Examples

- Your parcel is in transit and will arrive tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#x1)
- Many people use public transit to get to work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#x2)
- The vase was broken in transit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#x3)
- We waited in the transit lounge before our next flight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#x4)
- Astronomers watched the transit of Venus across the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#x5)
- The builder drives a white Transit van. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#x6)
- It is crowded with passengers, for the transit is quicker than by sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable: «in transit». US/Canadian «public transit» is UK «public transport». A «Transit van» (UK) is a brand of van written with a capital T. Related: transport, transition, transmit.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «transit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«transit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transit.html) on Mova free.