earlyroute

noun
UK /ˈɜːli ruːt/
US /ˈɜrli ruːt/

A path you take to get somewhere before the usual time.

We took the earlyroute to school so we could play before class.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A plan for doing something sooner than others.

Her earlyroute to finishing homework was to start right after lunch.

3. A road that opens before the main road does.

The earlyroute through the park opens at dawn.

4. A way of getting ahead by starting first.

Saving money was his earlyroute to buying a bike.