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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Baun broke out last season with 151 tackles en route to All-Pro honors and a fifth-place finish in NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The local security official added that the train was en route to the Peruvian Andes and stopped quickly after hitting the individual, who reportedly only suffered injuries to his left arm.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The Jags converted two key third downs that drive — the first being a 30-yard reception to Christian Kirk to get them into Dolphins territory — en route to going up 14-0.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The local security official added that the train was en route to the Peruvian Andes and stopped quickly after hitting the individual, who reportedly only suffered injuries to his left arm.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The Jags converted two key third downs that drive — the first being a 30-yard reception to Christian Kirk to get them into Dolphins territory — en route to going up 14-0.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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