en route

向かう途中で、移動中に

ある場所へ向かっていて、まだ着いていないこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： en route to a place (The delivery is en route to our warehouse.)

類義語： on the way, on one's way

よく使う表現： en route home, en route to London, already en route

道中で、途中で

目的地に着くまでの、移動している間に。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： en route to a place (We stopped for lunch en route to the coast.)

類義語： along the way, on the way

よく使う表現： stop en route, meet someone en route, en route to London