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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Watkins caught a school-record five touchdown passes, three of them from 62 yards or longer, en route to 254 receiving yards.
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
His team rushed to his aid to stop the bleeding and proceeded to carry him into a vehicle en route to a nearby hospital.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Estonian police said the drone was likely en route to attack targets inside Russia.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles will be in action against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in a rematch from last year's Super Bowl that the Eagles controlled from the very beginning en route to the 40-22 victory.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
His team rushed to his aid to stop the bleeding and proceeded to carry him into a vehicle en route to a nearby hospital.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Estonian police said the drone was likely en route to attack targets inside Russia.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles will be in action against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in a rematch from last year's Super Bowl that the Eagles controlled from the very beginning en route to the 40-22 victory.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for en route
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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