En Route Definition

ŏn ro͝ot, ĕn
adjective
On or along the way.
We are en route to the museum. The store is en route.
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adverb
On the way; along the way.
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Origin of En Route

  • Borrowing from French en route, from en (“on”) + route (“route”)

    From Wiktionary

  • French en on route route

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

En Route Sentence Examples

  • Just delayed en route.

  • Few birds seen en-route bar lots of common kestrels.

  • A matching hat, however, is very practical and makes for a perfect winter outfit en route to the event.

  • Jaid Barrymore hired a private investigator who found her daughter in Los Angeles en route to Hawaii.

  • She had just checked in two hours ago, bleary eyed from the four hour drive en route to her next concert in Seattle.

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