en route

Definition

On the way.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "Italy's potential opponents in Sunday's final might hope this game has taken a lot out of Mancini's men but you would not bank on it from a side who have simply got better and better, now adding Spain to Belgium as they claim victims of the highest class en route to the showpiece."