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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Game 1 of the series kept that trend, as each tallied two points en route to a 4-2 comeback win.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
With Zuri’s first shipment under the 10 percent tariff rate en route to the United States, reality is starting to set in.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
His crew was en route to a house fire at the time of the wreck, but according to the crew captain received notice moments before the crash that their assistance was no longer needed and was put back into service, according to that document.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
The Thunder finished the first half with an 87-56 lead — and their points mark set an NBA record for the most by any team in the play-by-play era (1997-98) — en route to a 149-106 victory.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 8 May 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
With Zuri’s first shipment under the 10 percent tariff rate en route to the United States, reality is starting to set in.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
His crew was en route to a house fire at the time of the wreck, but according to the crew captain received notice moments before the crash that their assistance was no longer needed and was put back into service, according to that document.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
The Thunder finished the first half with an 87-56 lead — and their points mark set an NBA record for the most by any team in the play-by-play era (1997-98) — en route to a 149-106 victory.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 8 May 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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