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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On the broader military front, thousands of Marines aboard the USS Tripoli arrived in the Middle East on Friday, with additional forces en route from the West Coast.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The tone-setting sequence put Cabrera into cruise control, getting a mix of whiffs and soft contact to limit the Angels to just one hit in six shutout innings en route to a 7-2 Cubs victory.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Titans tagged a pair of Colts relievers for five runs on four hits and a pair of walks en route to a 6-2 win in the Lions Tournament’s Open Division play.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Injuries have played a factor the last two seasons, but the Lions lost their one and only playoff game as a 15-win team in 2024 and saw their win total decrease six games in 2025, en route to a fourth-place finish.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The tone-setting sequence put Cabrera into cruise control, getting a mix of whiffs and soft contact to limit the Angels to just one hit in six shutout innings en route to a 7-2 Cubs victory.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Titans tagged a pair of Colts relievers for five runs on four hits and a pair of walks en route to a 6-2 win in the Lions Tournament’s Open Division play.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Injuries have played a factor the last two seasons, but the Lions lost their one and only playoff game as a 15-win team in 2024 and saw their win total decrease six games in 2025, en route to a fourth-place finish.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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