en route

prep_phrase
/ɒn ˈɹuːt/UK/ɑn ˈɹut/US/ɛn ˈɹu(ː)t/

Etymology

From French en route, from en (“in”) + route (“route”).

  1. borrowed from en route

Definitions

  1. On the way.

    • The shipment is en route to the buyer.
    • Nearly a century ago, my grandfather passed through Istanbul en route to Europe along with hordes of other White Russians fleeing the Russian civil war.
  2. Along the way.

    • The army advanced, capturing several cities en route.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA