en route

adv. (usu. foll. by to, for) on the way.
Etymology: F

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/ɑnˈruːt/ adv

: on or along the way when you are going to a place

We stopped to eat en route to the museum.

en route adj

They arrived early despite several en route delays.

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en route [ˌɒ̃ ˈruːt] [ˌɑː̃ ˈruːt] [ˌɒn ˈruːt] [ˌɑːn ˈruːt] adverb (from French)

on the way; while travelling from/to a particular place

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We stopped for a picnic en route.

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\en route (from…) (to…)

The bus broke down en route from Boston to New York.

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(BrE) \en route (for…)

a plane en route for Heathrow

 

Word Origin:

[en route] late 18th cent.: French from Old French rute ‘road’.

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‖ en route

(ɑ̃ rut)

[Fr.]

On the way, in the course of the journey: see route.