en route

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en route

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

Rhymes with -uːt

Where it comes from

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

phrase enroute · on route · en-route

On the way. The shipment is en route to the buyer.
Along the way. The army advanced, capturing several cities en route.

Translations

Every language

prep_phrase on the way

Español	en ruta
한국어	도중에 dojung'e
日本語	途中で tochū de
中文	在路上 zài lùshàng, 在途中
हिन्दी	रास्ते पर rāste par
Português	a caminho
Français	en route
Deutsch	unterwegs, en Route
Italiano	in arrivo
Ελληνικά	καθ’ οδόν kath’ odón
Русский	в пути́ v putí, на пути́ na putí, в доро́ге v doróge
العربية	فِي طَرِيق fī ṭarīq, فِي مَسِيرَة fī masīra
עברית	בדרך badérekh

prep_phrase along the way

Español	en la ruta
한국어	도중에 dojung'e
日本語	途中で tochū de
中文	在途中 zài túzhōng
Português	no caminho
Français	sur la route, sur le chemin
Deutsch	unterwegs
Ελληνικά	στην πορεία stin poreía
Русский	по пути́ po putí, по доро́ге po doróge

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"en route." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/en%20route. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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en route. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/en%20route

Chicago

"en route." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/en%20route.

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@misc{en_route_2026,
  title = {en route},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/en%20route},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}