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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There was one goal in 36 Premier League appearances en route to relegation in season one, a loan spell to Germany in season two, nine goals as a No 10 in a 100-point Championship title-winning team in season three and immediate top-flight frustrations in season four.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump left the White House on Friday night en route to his first stop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The Trail Blazers faded in the fourth quarter en route to a 118-114 loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Stone was previously nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Lanthimos’s The Favourite alongside co-star Rachel Weisz in 2018, plausibly splitting the Favourite-leaning voters en route to a Regina King win that year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump left the White House on Friday night en route to his first stop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The Trail Blazers faded in the fourth quarter en route to a 118-114 loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Stone was previously nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Lanthimos’s The Favourite alongside co-star Rachel Weisz in 2018, plausibly splitting the Favourite-leaning voters en route to a Regina King win that year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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