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

While en route, officers were advised the call was updated to a possible shooting. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

The first reason is the need to preserve those who were depended upon heavily en route to winning the title, namely Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2026

That was certainly the case for Sydney Rose and Nick Mateyunas of Arcy Drive, two artists on this year’s lineup, who hit the road together en route to Stateside. — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement. — ABC News, 30 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