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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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All 17 American citizens from the MV Hondius cruise ship are currently en route to the U.S.,

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It’s the reset I reach for when I know groceries are en route and the counters feel a little gritty, a little sticky from a day of recipe testing.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Data about shipments already traveling on the water can give a preview for what’s en route.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

In October, Marimar Martinez, en route to a Chicago church to donate clothes, saw an unmarked vehicle she suspected was carrying federal agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I’m on the bus with Fizz, en route to the mosque open house.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali