en route

[ahn root, en, ahn root] / ɑn ˈrut, ɛn, ɑ̃ ˈrut /

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on the way to destination adj.
along the way adv.

ADJECTIVE

on the way to destination

Synonyms

WEAK

advancing bound driving en voyage entrained flying heading toward in passage in transit making headway midway on the road pressing on progressing traveling

Antonyms

WEAK

derailed detained off the path sidetracked

ADVERB

along the way

Synonyms

WEAK

along the way bound for headed for in passage in transit on the road on the way

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en route

But, having set her sights on the outdoor record, which has stood since 1983, Hodgkinson instead had to overcome several setbacks en route to her latest podium.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The smaller plane then flew to the U.K., where Trump stopped en route to Washington, under a nondescript call sign.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump first got interested in Albania while on a yacht trip through the Mediterranean after Trump’s first term, dropping anchor en route between Montenegro and Greece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

President Trump was aboard the “bridge” Air Force One en route to Los Angeles when the Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

I have no idea what my efficiency would be on the nastier land en route to Ares 4.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

en route

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