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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Created by Puy du Fou, which operates historical theme parks, the service will run two-day trips from Paris to Reims and Beaune, as well as a six-day loop through Provence, Saint-Émilion, and the Loire Valley, stopping to visit châteaux en route. —Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2023

Four units are en route, but PERT isn’t available. —Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023

Portland Fire & Rescue river boats, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office dive team and the Coast Guard were all en route to the scene when the woman was rescued by firefighters at 11:36 a.m. —Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2023

Director Hub Harvey said NTSB investigators are en route to the scene, with more investigators to arrive Monday morning. —Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 2 Apr. 2023

The bus was en route to a school. —Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023

The department’s crisis-intervention team was en route to the incident location but didn’t arrive before the shooting occurred, according to police. —Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023

In October, that train was en route to Cleveland when dispatchers told the crew to stop it, said Clyde Whitaker, Ohio state legislative director for the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, or SMART. —Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023

Radio waves that strike objects in their path will be reflected back, giving defenders warning that intruders are en route. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

en route

adverb

än-ˈrüt  en- 

in-

: on or along the way