en route

American  

[ahn root, en, ahn root] / ɑn ˈrut, ɛn, ɑ̃ ˈrut /

adverb

1. on the way.

   The plane crashed en route from Cairo to Athens.

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en route British  

/ ɑ̃ rut, ɒn ˈruːt /

adverb

1. on or along the way; on the road

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en route Idioms  

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of en route

Borrowed into English from French around 1770–80

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Example Sentences

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en route

With the others en route back to the castle, Winkleman quipped to the traitors: "This is like an outdoor turret."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

They got into a rented white Cadillac to pursue Knight and Shakur, who were en route to Club 662, a Vegas nightclub owned by Knight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

This time, en route to the Dodgers’ 7-4 loss to Milwaukee on Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, Yamamoto had lasted only 2⅔ innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Many protesters attempting to travel from outside were de-boarded en route.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The next afternoon, en route to my job, I stepped into the newspaper office.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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