: on or along the way
- he reads en route
- arrived early despite en route delays
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The tweet came as Trump was en route from his high-stakes, historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, which delivered questionable results.
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And en route from Canada to Singapore, Trump unleashed a harsh Twitter attack on Trudeau, which was amplified Sunday on television talk shows by Navarro and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow.
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The alert said a breaker connected to a rudder tripped Friday morning while the vessel was en route from Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard to Woods Hole in Falmouth.
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Southwest flight 1380 was en route from New York to Dallas when an engine blew out, causing debris to shatter a window and leading to the death of a passenger.
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An air tanker based in Palmer was dispatched to the fire, and a second tanker was en route from Fairbanks on Monday.
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United Airlines Flight 93 was en route from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco on Sept. 11, 2001, when hijackers seized control and redirected the plane toward Washington, D.C.
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United Flight 93 was en route from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco on Sept. 11, 2001, when hijackers seized control.
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Got there late, being fouled up en route by getting on wrong tube.
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Origin and Etymology of en route
French
EN ROUTE Defined for English Language Learners
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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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