en route

adverb or adjective

än-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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Kupp’s absence enabled Nacua to emerge as a star en route to a record-setting rookie season. —

Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024 Mounds View won all four singles matches in its Class 2A team state quarterfinal match Tuesday at Baseline Tennis Center en route to a 6-1 victory over Bemidji. —

Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2024 Around 1,500 troops from North Korea's special forces have already been deployed to Russia en route to Ukraine, a number that could eventually rise to 10,000, according to Zelenskyy. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 21 Oct. 2024 Kylian Mbappé and Simone Biles were NGL cover subjects en route to global super-stardom. —

Sam Jacobs, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for en route