en route

Travelling towards a place and not there yet.

• Your parcel is en route.
• We are en route to the airport.
• The ambulance was already en route when I called again.

How to use it: en route to a place (The delivery is en route to our warehouse.)

Similar words: on the way, on one's way

Common phrases: en route home, en route to London, already en route

During a journey, before reaching the place you are going to.

• We stopped for coffee en route.
• She visited her aunt en route to Paris.
• The hikers collected water en route and reached camp before dark.

How to use it: en route to a place (We stopped for lunch en route to the coast.)

Similar words: along the way, on the way

Common phrases: stop en route, meet someone en route, en route to London