Noun
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
Source: WordNet“But for me it seemed like this long, roundabout way to get to this ability to just commune with other young men.” Source: Internet
Until then, most people will accept an ersatz, an imitation, or a roundabout way of creating joy.” Source: Internet
The Joker might be making his way into Zack Snyder's Justice League after all — just in a very roundabout way. Source: Internet
I guess, in a roundabout way, the idea of Pratt as Indy makes sense, because he does have that wit and the ruggedness of the character. Source: Internet
Not at all; but if their goal truly is to cause consumer price inflation, most recently stated in the form of "flexible average inflation targeting" (meaning, in effect, higher inflation), they have chosen a very roundabout way to do it. Source: Internet
So in a roundabout way, he's come home." Source: Internet