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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Frontier Flight 4345, an Airbus A321, was departing Denver en route to Los Angeles on Friday and carried 224 passengers and seven crew members, the airline said in a statement at the time.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
The plane, en route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
And Morton didn’t have to do a whole lot in playoff victories over Detroit (5-0) and San Francisco (17-10) en route to Super Bowl 5.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
As of Friday morning, the ship is off the coast of Morocco cruising en route to the Canary Islands.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
The plane, en route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
And Morton didn’t have to do a whole lot in playoff victories over Detroit (5-0) and San Francisco (17-10) en route to Super Bowl 5.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
As of Friday morning, the ship is off the coast of Morocco cruising en route to the Canary Islands.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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