in the way
prep. phr..prep. phr.. blocking a path or space so that people or things cannot move easily.
prep. phr.. functioning as an adverbial or adjectival phrase to indicate an obstruction or an impediment to movement or progress.
Please move your shoes; they are in the way.
I tried to see the stage, but a tall man was standing in the way.
The fallen branches were in the way of the rescue vehicles, significantly delaying their arrival at the scene of the accident.
often used with the verb 'to be' or 'to get' to describe a physical or metaphorical blockage.
contrast with 'on the way' (meaning 'in transit' or 'approaching') to prevent common confusion between these two prepositional phrases.
He is on the way of my work.He is in the way of my work.use 'in' to describe an obstruction; 'on the way' means you are currently traveling toward a destination.