en route

[ahn root, en, ahn root]

adverb

1. on the way.

   The plane crashed en route from Cairo to Athens.

en route

/ ɑ̃ rut, ɒn ˈruːt /

adverb

1. on or along the way; on the road

Word History and Origins

Origin of en route¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1770–80

Word History and Origins

Origin of en route¹

C18: from French

Idioms and Phrases

On or along the way, as in We'll pick up Dan en route to the restaurant, or We can finish our discussion en route. This French term was adopted into English in the late 1700s.