en route
adverb or adjective
än-ˈrüt 
äⁿ(n)-ˈrüt
äⁿ(n)-ˈrüt
en-,
in-,
-ˈrau̇t
: on or along the way
he reads en route
arrived early despite en route delays
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However, in late March, a plane had to turn around while en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai, for one seriously frustrating reason for passengers and one epically embarrassing one for the pilot.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025
Economic activity there essentially ended in 1877, when the trade in elephant seal oil was ended and the human population of sealers left the remote islands, which are located en route from Madagascar to Antarctica.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The Brewers scored five runs en route to their first win of the 2025 campaign.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Chen had 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting, two assists and a steal en route to her first Final Four.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025
Economic activity there essentially ended in 1877, when the trade in elephant seal oil was ended and the human population of sealers left the remote islands, which are located en route from Madagascar to Antarctica.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The Brewers scored five runs en route to their first win of the 2025 campaign.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Chen had 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting, two assists and a steal en route to her first Final Four.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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