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
Examples of en route in a Sentence
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San Diego won in 2022 en route to capturing the club’s 16th indoor title and the Savage returned the favor last season on the way to winning the Ron Newman Cup.
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
While officers were en route, they were told there had been a shooting and the victim was inside a home in the 3300 block of Flora in the Linwood Homeowners-Ivanhoe neighborhood.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
On April 5, Tina, 55, was driving a bus carrying 56 students from the University of South Carolina, all members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, en route to New Orleans for a formal, the Sun Herald reported.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Fuerte was en route to the Fire Department’s Drill Tower Academy for training, fire officials confirmed.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
That’s a byproduct of playing under Schumaker, who just last year led the Marlins to a playoff berth for the first time in a full season since 2003 en route to being named the National League Manager of the Year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
While en route, officers were told that someone had been shot, Becchina said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with thousands of Iranian-origin weapons seized en route to Houthi militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Tuesday, marking the Biden administration’s latest infusion of emergency support for Kyiv while a multibillion-dollar aid package remains stalled in Congress.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
With the score tied at 23 in the final minutes of the first quarter, the Huskies went on a relentless 30-0 run to completely shutout Illinois for almost nine minutes en route to a 77-52 victory.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
While officers were en route, they were told there had been a shooting and the victim was inside a home in the 3300 block of Flora in the Linwood Homeowners-Ivanhoe neighborhood.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
On April 5, Tina, 55, was driving a bus carrying 56 students from the University of South Carolina, all members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, en route to New Orleans for a formal, the Sun Herald reported.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Fuerte was en route to the Fire Department’s Drill Tower Academy for training, fire officials confirmed.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
That’s a byproduct of playing under Schumaker, who just last year led the Marlins to a playoff berth for the first time in a full season since 2003 en route to being named the National League Manager of the Year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
While en route, officers were told that someone had been shot, Becchina said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with thousands of Iranian-origin weapons seized en route to Houthi militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Tuesday, marking the Biden administration’s latest infusion of emergency support for Kyiv while a multibillion-dollar aid package remains stalled in Congress.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
With the score tied at 23 in the final minutes of the first quarter, the Huskies went on a relentless 30-0 run to completely shutout Illinois for almost nine minutes en route to a 77-52 victory.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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