journeying vs transit

transit vs journeying

journeying and transit both are nouns.

journeying is not a verb while transit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
journeying	Yes	No	No	No
transit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, transit is a hyponym of journeying; that is, transit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than journeying:

journeying: the act of traveling from one place to another
transit: a journey usually by ship

Other hyponyms of journeying include commute, drive, ride, long haul, mush, odyssey, trip, passage, expedition, digression, excursion, schlep, shlep, trek, circuit, tour, pilgrim's journey, pilgrimage, excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay, voyage, way.

journeying (noun)	transit (noun)
the act of traveling from one place to another	a journey usually by ship
	a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
	a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

journeying (verb)	transit (verb)
	make a passage or journey from one place to another
	cause or enable to pass through
	revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
	pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

Difference between journeying and transit

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