commute

commute (something) into (something)

1. To make a routine trip (typically into a city) to one's place of work or school. Until I relocate, I'll have to commute into Manhattan for work every day.
2. To change or transform something into something else. I doubt that the judge will commute that sentence into a lesser punishment.
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commute between (places)

To make a routine trip between one's home and one's place of work or school. Until you relocate, you'll have to commute between Philadelphia and Manhattan every day.
See also: between, commute

commute from (some place)

To make a routine trip to one's place of work or school from another location (often where one lives). Until you relocate to Manhattan, you'll have to commute from Philadelphia for work.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

commute between places

to travel between the place where one works and the place where one lives. I have to commute between Chicago and Detroit every week. Mary has commuted between New York City and New Jersey for years.
See also: between, commute, place

commute from some place

to travel to work from some place. I commute from way out in the country. Betty commutes from only a few miles away and will be here very soon.
See also: commute, place

commute something into something

to change something into something. No one, as it turns out, can commute lead into gold. I had hoped to commute this argument into a sensible discussion, but it is hopeless.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • commute (something) into (something)
  • commute into
  • off
  • offed
  • off from work
  • at work
  • go to work
  • go/set to work
  • go shares
  • go about your work
References in periodicals archive
Heavy traffic on the clockwise M25 is a regular occurrence which is making commutes longer
Average commutes for every Surrey district show how journeys to work are getting longer; People in Tandridge are spending almost 50% longer getting to work than those in Spelthorne
The level of stress one's commute causes them is predictably related to how long it takes.
More U.S. Commuters Get to Work Without Cars Than in Past
A recent empirical study from the Marron Institute of Urban Management at New York University likewise found that, on average, the labor market of an urban area (defined as the number of jobs reachable within a one-hour commute) nearly doubles when the workforce of the metro area doubles.
STOP TRYING TO GET WORKERS OUT OF THEIR CARS: "Smart growth" is dumb about commuting
Meanwhile, Manchester itself only saw a minor increase, with the average commute taking 29 minutes in 2016 - up from 28 the year before.
Dreaded commute is now taking us longer
Tan, "Commute Equilibrium for Mixed Networks with Autonomous Vehicles and Traditional Vehicles," Journal of Advanced Transportation, vol.
Parking Management Efficiency Analysis through Various Charge Schemes for Day-Long Commuting considering Elastic Travel Demand
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10 U.S. cities with spookiest and most stressful commutes
Bus commuters feel the negative impacts of longer commute time more strongly than users of other modes of transport.
20 minutes extra work travel 'equal 19% pay cut'
According to the US Census Bureau, Matthews' daily trek to the city is a "long commute." Long commutes are defined as one-way trips to work that take 60 minutes or longer.
The long road home: What's ideal and what's not when it comes to commuting
The survey of 1,200 workers sought to explore how professionals in Birmingham feel about their commute, and whether they are using it to their advantage.
STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR 16 DAYS! THAT'S HOW LONG MOST BRUM WORKERS SPEND ON DAILY COMMUTE EACH YEAR
"Employers should grasp this opportunity by changing the way employees work and commute and introduce more flexibility to cut out these restrictive influences on business performance as well as the wellbeing of their employees."
Housing and roads blamed as workers go the extra mile; Steep rise in Midland commuters travelling up to three hours a day
Imagine a commute starting on Monday and lasting until Wednesday afternoon - that's as long as the North East spend getting to and from work in a year.
North East workers spend whole days every year just getting to the office; People from the North East spend 58 hours every year commuting to and from their workplaces, a national survey on travel has shown
Mortgages director at Lloyds Bank, Andrew Mason, said "It's no surprise, for London at least, that the further you commute the larger the difference in house prices - though, of course, the journey also gets longer and more expensive.
Commuting for an hour could save GBP450,000 on an average house price
Workers in the North West have the longest average commute at 54 minutes.
PS6k price of lost time for commuters
Also, twice as many people commute out of Wales for work than commute in.
Increase in cross-border commuting
The researchers analyzed data from Statistics Canada to better understand the links between commute time and well-being.
Commuting Linked to Lower Life Satisfaction