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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Not just in terms of the record points tally, with the 111 garnered by Phil Parkinson’s side en route to the National League title likely to remain unbeaten for a long, long time.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
But on Tuesday, en route to the NATO Summit, Trump appeared to backtrack.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 June 2025
Obama, who wasn’t yet serving in Congress for the Iraq vote but spoke out against the war, won the party's nomination en route to two terms in the White House.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 June 2025
This city is a little more than the halfway point en route to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
But on Tuesday, en route to the NATO Summit, Trump appeared to backtrack.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 June 2025
Obama, who wasn’t yet serving in Congress for the Iraq vote but spoke out against the war, won the party's nomination en route to two terms in the White House.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 June 2025
This city is a little more than the halfway point en route to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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