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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Five baserunners and two homers later, the Tigers had a 5-1 lead en route to another frustrating start for Crochet in what’s been a season-long trend for the rotation.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
While en route, officers were advised someone had been shot.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
The plan was to begin handing out boxes of groceries at 11, but the Facing Hunger Foodbank truck delivering the food blew a tire en route.
—Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Artworks that were planned to go on display at Art Basel Hong Kong ended up stuck at sea for more than a month en route from Abu Dhabi, according to Jerome Sozzi, general manager of Bonds Fine Art Logistics in Hong Kong, after the US sank an Iranian frigate in the waters off Sri Lanka on March 4.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
While en route, officers were advised someone had been shot.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
The plan was to begin handing out boxes of groceries at 11, but the Facing Hunger Foodbank truck delivering the food blew a tire en route.
—Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Artworks that were planned to go on display at Art Basel Hong Kong ended up stuck at sea for more than a month en route from Abu Dhabi, according to Jerome Sozzi, general manager of Bonds Fine Art Logistics in Hong Kong, after the US sank an Iranian frigate in the waters off Sri Lanka on March 4.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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