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en route

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

Example Sentences

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The Iranian-flagged Touska ship was seized en route to Iran’s Bandar Abbas after failing to comply with warnings over a six-hour period, U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

While en route, the responding officers learned a person at the scene might be armed, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The Nasdaq Composite got a boost from an old friend en route to its ninth-consecutive gain.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

All four players struggled with their serves in a topsy-turvy second set, with four consecutive breaks en route to 3-3.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Assuming we didn’t crash en route, the flight would trim some three weeks from the span of Hombein’s trek.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer