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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Andy Chan, 38, emerges from the nearby subway station and picks up his usual Americano en route to the office.
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Elaine Yu, CNBC, 14 June 2025
On July 16, 1999, Kennedy and Bessette died in a plane crash when JFK Jr. was flying his wife, and her sister, Lauren, from New Jersey en route to Martha's Vineyard.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 13 June 2025
The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was en route to the United Kingdom and crashed into a building in India's Meghaninager area near Ahmedabad airport, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 13 June 2025
Obviously, Mathurin was incredible in Game 3, with 14 points in the second quarter alone en route to a game-high 27 points.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Elaine Yu, CNBC, 14 June 2025
On July 16, 1999, Kennedy and Bessette died in a plane crash when JFK Jr. was flying his wife, and her sister, Lauren, from New Jersey en route to Martha's Vineyard.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 13 June 2025
The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was en route to the United Kingdom and crashed into a building in India's Meghaninager area near Ahmedabad airport, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 13 June 2025
Obviously, Mathurin was incredible in Game 3, with 14 points in the second quarter alone en route to a game-high 27 points.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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