The use of travel

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HiCan we use the word travel for a person who is moving from his office to a restaurant for lunch--but we don't know the means of his travel.(on the phone)If you are traveling, should I call you later? orPlease call me later I am traveling right now. Do you find it natural?Thanks,Tom

D_say · Accepted Answer

This might be helpful to you for your queries.

Travel (Noun)

He enjoyed selling but he hated the travel.

A movement through space that changes the location of something.

Travel (Verb)

We travelled from Rom to Naples by bus.

News travelled fast.

We travelled north on Rte. 508.

Travel the oceans.

regards

Mr. Tom · Answer

Thanks d-say for the sentences, but I still want some light on the sentences I posted--which other verb can we possibly use in a situation like this?

Should I call you later? I think you are traveling.

Tom

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Can we use the word travel for a person who is moving from his office to a restaurant for lunch--but we don't know the means of his travel. No, don't say 'travel'.

(on the phone)

If you are traveling, should I call you later? or

Please call me later I am traveling right now.

Do you find it natural? No. I'd probably use the word 'driving', ie sitting behind the steering wheel. That's the normal reason that someone may not want to talk in a context like this.

Best wishes, Clive

CalifJim · Answer

Mr. Tom(on the phone)

If you are traveling, should I call you later? or
Please call me later I am traveling right now.

If you call, you need not mention traveling at all. The person on the phone will tell you if he cannot talk at that time.

If you are called and you can't talk or don't want to talk, you can say one of these:

I'm on the road ((right) now). ***

I'm in the car ((right) now).
I'm driving ((right) now).
I can't talk ((right) now).

followed by one of these:

Can I call you back later?
I'll call you back later, OK?
Is it OK if I call you back later?
Is is all right if I call you back later?
I'll have to call you back later.

I'll call you back later.

(Note, above, that you would offer to call them. If you depend on them to call you again later, they may find that you are still driving, and you would be bothered once again by another call.)

CJ

*** A structure like ((right) now) means you can say now, right now, or nothing at all. Items in parentheses are optional.

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