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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Eventually, though, after the Falcons recovered an onside kick successfully and knelt the rest of the way en route to a 19-17 victory, the family busied themselves jumping up and down, screaming for joy.
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
So much for winning out at home — with two NFC playoff games after a first-round bye — en route to Super Bowl LX and the Lombardi Trophy here.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Nicolás Maduro is en route to the United States from the Caribbean and is scheduled to travel to a New York-area airport, multiple officials briefed on the matter tell NBC News.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Dawson broke no records Friday en route to qualifying as the United States’ lone representative in the 5,000-meter.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
So much for winning out at home — with two NFC playoff games after a first-round bye — en route to Super Bowl LX and the Lombardi Trophy here.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Nicolás Maduro is en route to the United States from the Caribbean and is scheduled to travel to a New York-area airport, multiple officials briefed on the matter tell NBC News.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Dawson broke no records Friday en route to qualifying as the United States’ lone representative in the 5,000-meter.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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