: on or along the way
- he reads en route
- arrived early despite en route delays
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Schmidt and her children were en route to a Vacation Bible School program at their church at the time of the accident.
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Wochit Are massive murals the new sign that spring is en route to Detroit?
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Vander Esch had 141 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, three interceptions, five passes defended and four forced fumbles in 2017 en route to earning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors.
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UConn finished with six losses in ’04 — only one team from 1992-2010 had more en route to a championship.
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At the same time, his father, Greg, was en route to the movie theater.
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But then there are showdowns like the recent one at American Heritage-Delray, where the Wildcats took the lead but fell victim to a 10-1 run by the Stallions en route to a 15-13 setback.
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Family members were en route to the town Wednesday morning.
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The Cardinal beat Texas and Notre Dame at Rupp Arena last season en route to the Final Four and knocked off No. 1 Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 the year before.
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Origin and Etymology of en route
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adverb
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än-ˈrüt
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: on or along the way
- I finished my homework en route to school.
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