en route

[ ahn root, en; French 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.

Example Sentences

They won’t immunize a significant part of the population for months, but just knowing they’re en route prompts companies to start planning for an upturn.

From Fortune

Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?

From The Daily Beast

Two hostages died en route to the hospital, while police said they killed gunman Man Haron Monis.

From The Daily Beast

One hostage died en route, the Journal reported, while the other died on the operating table.

From The Daily Beast

The small base was a way station for U.S. troops en route to the Korengal.

From The Daily Beast

It took home the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance en route to four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

From The Daily Beast

He would give them money to return to their lines and for petty expenses en route.

From Project Gutenberg

At last, rather tired by my long day, made my way back, stopping at Birdie's dugout en route.

From Project Gutenberg

And an escort of State Troopers were en route to take him over to the real clink at the county seat.

From Project Gutenberg

He reached Springfield in safety and there joined a wagon train en route for Rolla, guarded by a detachment of fifty cavalry.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not know where he was going, but expected to pick up information on that question en route.

From Project Gutenberg