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

He turned onto Kapaa Quarry Road, en route to the Kapaa Industrial Park, where Normal has a second facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

In court testimony Monday, it was revealed that Shakur was conscious after the shooting en route to the hospital but did not cooperate with authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

While one vehicle carries the president, the other travels nearby as a decoy, switching locations while en route to the destination.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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

A prominent abolitionist stopped for a day en route to Chicago and stayed for a week.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

en route

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