In title compound, C16H15N3O2, the 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine ring system is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0068 Å) and forms a dihedral angle of 61.4 (3)° with the phenyl ring. In the structure, centrosymmetrically related mol-ecules are linked into dimers by pairs of C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.