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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Clowney routinely wreaked havoc for three seasons en route to becoming the top pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Residents and medics said Israeli soldiers fired from the ground at a crane nearby that overlooks the area, and a tank opened fire at thousands of people who were en route to get aid from the site in Rafah.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 1 June 2025
Officers provided medical aid while paramedics were en route.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Toohey is an athletic 21-year-old who averaged 10.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game this past season en route to winning the NBL’s Next Generation Award as one of its most exciting prospects.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Residents and medics said Israeli soldiers fired from the ground at a crane nearby that overlooks the area, and a tank opened fire at thousands of people who were en route to get aid from the site in Rafah.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 1 June 2025
Officers provided medical aid while paramedics were en route.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Toohey is an athletic 21-year-old who averaged 10.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game this past season en route to winning the NBL’s Next Generation Award as one of its most exciting prospects.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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