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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The Southwest flight was en route to Midway Airport from Omaha, according to FlightAware.
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Corey Williams and Kathleen Foody, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The Tuesday incident at the Washington, DC, airport happened around 8:20 a.m. as American Airlines Flight 2246, en route from Boston, was preparing to land, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
—Matthew Rehbein, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Delta Flight 876, en route to Columbia, South Carolina, landed safely back at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after the crew detected possible smoke in the flight deck, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Minnie Mouse and Orpheus meet at a singles mixer on an ocean liner, en route from New Zealand to England.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
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Corey Williams and Kathleen Foody, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The Tuesday incident at the Washington, DC, airport happened around 8:20 a.m. as American Airlines Flight 2246, en route from Boston, was preparing to land, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
—Matthew Rehbein, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Delta Flight 876, en route to Columbia, South Carolina, landed safely back at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after the crew detected possible smoke in the flight deck, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Minnie Mouse and Orpheus meet at a singles mixer on an ocean liner, en route from New Zealand to England.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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