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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Sinking wind blows at high speeds en route to the beaches, generally in a northeast-to-southwest direction. —

Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 The senior found wide receiver Kenyon Sadiq, who ‘wowed’ fans at Lucas Oil Stadium by hurdling over a defender en route to a 28-yard touchdown. —

Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024 Her village is a stop on the Manaslu Circuit, en route to the eponymous 8,000-meter peak, but Shrestha’s family didn’t even have running water. —

Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024 Ohtani led the National League with 411 total bases — a Los Angeles Dodgers record and the 16th-highest mark ever in MLB — en route to winning the NL MVP Award in November. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for en route