stop by

Idioms  

1. Also, stop in. Pay a brief visit, as in I hope you'll stop by this afternoon, or He stopped in at Martha's whenever he came to New York on business. The first term dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s.

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stop by

A few years ago, 10 couples might stop by the mill and its general store each weekend.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The pair made their first pit stops together on lap 21, resuming in second and third place behind Hamilton, who delayed his stop by a further four laps.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Clark and Capocefalo attended the 2011 Digital-Life-Design conference in Munich, a tech, media, science and arts salon that executives often stop by on their way to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Located on a half-acre of land in a picturesque suburb of Tuscaloosa, the property features ample room for several of Weaver’s former teammates to stop by, should they wish.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Because he knew I kept late hours, too, Henry would sometimes stop by late at night, on his way home from the library.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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