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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Between an awe-inspiring behind-the-head pass and a buzzer-beating halfcourt heave, Gray had not only the two of the best plays of the day en route to her 18-point, eight-assist effort to beat the Vinyl 62-54.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Set in Kinshasa, Zaire, in front of 60,000 fans, the fight became famous for the arrival of Ali’s trash-talking poetry and rope-a-dope defense en route to Ali’s eighth-round knockout.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
UMass rose to No. 1 in the AP poll the next month and was 35-1 entering the Final Four matchup with Kentucky, which won by seven points en route to the national championship.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Boasberg also ordered that the two planes carrying detainees en route to El Salvador had to come back.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Set in Kinshasa, Zaire, in front of 60,000 fans, the fight became famous for the arrival of Ali’s trash-talking poetry and rope-a-dope defense en route to Ali’s eighth-round knockout.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
UMass rose to No. 1 in the AP poll the next month and was 35-1 entering the Final Four matchup with Kentucky, which won by seven points en route to the national championship.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Boasberg also ordered that the two planes carrying detainees en route to El Salvador had to come back.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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