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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President Donald Trump leans in to hear a question from the media before boarding Air Force One, at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to Washington after a weekend in New Jersey.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Watch the video: A flight from violence and a tragedy en route
Displacement was particularly hard on her young children.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The congresswoman was en route to Washington at the time of the protest, according to a spokesperson.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
While the fire department was en route, the women were able to reach the edge of the pond after another neighbor threw a rope in for them.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Watch the video: A flight from violence and a tragedy en route
Displacement was particularly hard on her young children.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The congresswoman was en route to Washington at the time of the protest, according to a spokesperson.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
While the fire department was en route, the women were able to reach the edge of the pond after another neighbor threw a rope in for them.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for en route
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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