en route
Currently traveling to someone or something. We're en route to the party and should be there in five minutes. It looks like the package is en route and should arrive today. I'm sorry, I overslept and got a late start, but I'm en route now.
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en route
On or along the way, as in We'll pick up Dan en route to the restaurant, or We can finish our discussion en route. This French term was adopted into English in the late 1700s.
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en ˈroute
(from French) on the way; while travelling from/to a particular place: We stopped for a picnic en route. ♢ The bus broke down en route from Boston to New York.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017