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 group of ships now en route to the Middle East together carry over 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, the group of ships now en route to the Middle East together carry over 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Separately in the episode, River (Jack Lowden) and Sid (Olivia Cooke) are on the run from a pair of assassins, while the rest of the team circles the wagons en route to a safe house. — Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

FlyDubai confirmed that flight FZ 1073 en route to Ben Gurion Airport experienced an incident and landed in Tabuk on Wednesday. — Samy Magdy, Fortune, 30 Sep. 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