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

However, the group then appeared to come under attack and, later in the episode, Ellie and Dina discovered their dead bodies while traveling the same path en route to Seattle. —Megan McCluskey, Time, 28 Apr. 2025

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When hounded by Amen Thompson and the same Houston wings who had vexed him at Chase Center, Curry schooled the young Rockets in the rematch en route to 31 points. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025

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