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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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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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Boasts a very similar profile to 2023 winner Corach Rambler, who won the same Cheltenham race en route to success here and he has a great chance of landing the same double.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Paramedics coordinated with the pair en route, meeting near the intersection of North Lewis and Las Posas roads to provide medical assistance, according to Dowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Small-time, big-time, the Sands, the Stardust—he meant to hit them all, distributing en route “a bundle of confetti.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote