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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Malik Washington shows moves en route to touchdown The second-year wideout juked a Jaguars defender out of his shoes enroute to a 25-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
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Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
Last time out, the defense held Washington in check en route to a 67-56 win.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The start, finish and five stops en route are in seven countries.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The problem, however, is that the majority of these tourists are merely stopping for the night en route to visiting the natural wonders of the Galápagos Islands, which have long served as the country’s biggest draw.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
Last time out, the defense held Washington in check en route to a 67-56 win.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The start, finish and five stops en route are in seven countries.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The problem, however, is that the majority of these tourists are merely stopping for the night en route to visiting the natural wonders of the Galápagos Islands, which have long served as the country’s biggest draw.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 22 Aug. 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 3 Sep. 2025.
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