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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

On that occasion they beat rivals Manchester United 1-0 at Etihad Stadium courtesy of Vincent Kompany's winner en route to securing their first Premier League title on goal difference.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Last season, the Spurs were the very definition of a work-in-progress, losing games by an average of 2.8 points per game en route to a 34-48 record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Betts’ viral block is what sealed UCLA’s win over Texas at the Final Four en route to the Bruins’ championship win earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Later he learned that the post office in these latitudes was not as reliable as that of far-off England, and that all his telegrams had vaporized en route.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende