en route

adverb or adjective

: on or along the way
he reads en route
arrived early despite en route delays

Examples of en route in a Sentence

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President Donald Trump leans in to hear a question from the media before boarding Air Force One, at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to Washington after a weekend in New Jersey. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 Watch the video: A flight from violence and a tragedy en route Displacement was particularly hard on her young children. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 The congresswoman was en route to Washington at the time of the protest, according to a spokesperson. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 While the fire department was en route, the women were able to reach the edge of the pond after another neighbor threw a rope in for them. Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for en route

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of en route was in 1779

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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

en route

adverb
: on or along the way

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