noun phrase · neutral
daily commute
/ˈdeɪli kəˈmjuːt/DAY·ly com·MUTE
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the regular trip someone makes between home and work or school
Examples
“My daily commute takes forty minutes each way.”
“He shortens his daily commute by cycling.”
“She listens to podcasts during her daily commute.”
Band 8 sentence
“My daily commute usually takes around an hour each way, so I use the time to catch up on emails and podcasts.”
Collocations
- long daily commute
- short daily commute
Word family
commute verbcommute/commuting nouncommuter noun
Common mistakes
I go to a daily commute.→I have a daily commute / I commute daily.
I make daily commute every day.→I make my daily commute every day / I commute every day.
Say it for a higher band
5go to work→6daily journey→7+daily commute
Synonyms
daily journey
Easily confused
travel
“I travel to Paris once a year.”
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