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en route

ADVERB
  1. on a route to some place
    we saw him on the way to California
    help is on the way

How To Use en route In A Sentence

  • He nearly knocked over a couple of pop fans en route. The Sun
  • I imagined the Tasmanian tiger stopping here en route from one primeval forest valley to another.
  • As soon as the Red Sox saw he had neither, they ignored his breaking balls and feasted on his fastballs en route to a 6-4 win on Tuesday night in the Bronx. Score Sheet
  • We sat on the top deck and took in some impressive hillside scenery en route. Times, Sunday Times
  • They were crammed with what we term indirect workers—workers on their way to relieve a fellow employee, machine repairers en route to troubleshoot a problem, housekeepers, inventory runners. The Machine That Changed the World
  • En route to the recital she was cranky, giving me the cold slitty eye-beam treatment in the rear view mirror.
  • En route to Europe, Clinton called the multibillion-dollar American reconstruction effort in Afghanistan "heartbreaking," because she said there was little to show for it. ModerateVoters.org
  • No loaded American troop transports were sunk en route to Europe, although several empty vessels were torpedoed while returning to the United States.
  • One Friday afternoon, en route to the medieval rectory that served as the family's country home, Javier suddenly veered sharply right upon hearing I'd never had horchata de chufa , a sweet milk made from tiger nuts. A Fish Tale
  • If Mann appeared to be targeting another victim en route, the German police would do what was necessary. THE LAST TEMPTATION
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