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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While brands wielded similar contractual clout during Covid-19 to axe mid-production orders and impose discounts on shipments already en route, today’s lack of transparency is harder to penetrate, Begum said.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Christian Reeves had several stellar performances in his one season at College of Charleston en route to being named third-team all-conference.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Max Crozier’s thunderous body check on Juraj Slafkovský in the second period ignited a Tampa comeback and led to three unanswered goals en route to a gritty, 3-2 win Sunday night to tie their series with Montreal 2-2.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Paradise is all interlocking supersaws, stabs of trancey synths, wobbles of acid house, and deep 808s, kitted out with muscular kick drums that feel like the sleek inside of a G6 en route to Ibiza.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Christian Reeves had several stellar performances in his one season at College of Charleston en route to being named third-team all-conference.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Max Crozier’s thunderous body check on Juraj Slafkovský in the second period ignited a Tampa comeback and led to three unanswered goals en route to a gritty, 3-2 win Sunday night to tie their series with Montreal 2-2.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Paradise is all interlocking supersaws, stabs of trancey synths, wobbles of acid house, and deep 808s, kitted out with muscular kick drums that feel like the sleek inside of a G6 en route to Ibiza.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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