ride-sharing app

Meaning

This term refers to a smartphone application (like Uber or Lyft) that connects passengers with local drivers using their personal vehicles. It is a vital vocabulary term for modern travelers navigating cities. The tone is completely neutral and standard.

Examples

• When we landed at the airport, we used a ride-sharing app to get to our hotel.

  When we landed at the airport, we used a ride-sharing app to get to our hotel.

• Using a ride-sharing app is often cheaper than taking a traditional taxi.

  Using a ride-sharing app is often cheaper than taking a traditional taxi.

• I don't have a car, so I rely heavily on a ride-sharing app to get around the city.

  I don't have a car, so I rely heavily on a ride-sharing app to get around the city.

• Make sure you download a local ride-sharing app before you travel abroad.

  Make sure you download a local ride-sharing app before you travel abroad.

• The ride-sharing app showed that our driver would arrive in three minutes.

  The ride-sharing app showed that our driver would arrive in three minutes.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I called a ride-sharing app to pick me up.

  ✓ I used a ride-sharing app to book a ride.

  You do not 'call' an app; you 'use' or 'open' an app, or 'book a ride through' it.

• ✗ Let's take a ride-share app to the restaurant.

  ✓ Let's get a ride-share to the restaurant.

  An 'app' is the software itself; you take a 'ride-share' or 'ride', not the app itself.

Related Expressions

Practice

• It's raining, so let's use a ___ to get home instead of walking.

  💡 A mobile application for booking private rides.

  Show answer

  ride-sharing app

• Which ___ is the most popular in this country?

  💡 Think of services like Uber or Lyft.

  Show answer

  ride-sharing app