en route

adverb or adjective

än-ˈrüt  äⁿ(n)-ˈrüt 

en-, 

in-, 

-ˈrau̇t 

: on or along the way

he reads en route

arrived early despite en route delays

Examples of en route in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The one-week gap between Azerbaijan and Singapore also made geographical sense, with Bahrain serving as a stop en route between the two races. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026

The last time Damon was nominated, everybody was too focused on Leonardo DiCaprio capitalizing on his long and storied career en route to his first Oscar win (for The Revenant) to pay attention to Damon. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Jarvis delivered again late Wednesday with a go-ahead RBI double that sparked a six-run eighth inning en route to a 7-6 victory over his hometown Padres. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Mason scored 23 points and Preston 18, while Zeke Mayo drilled three huge 3s en route to 15 points. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for en route

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

Kids Definition

en route

adverb

än-ˈrüt  en- 

in-

: on or along the way