pop in

verb

To pay a visit in an impromptu manner.

Similar
drop bydrop instop bystop in
Opposite
pop out
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Meanings

verbpop in (third-person singular simple present pops in, present participle popping in, simple past and past participle popped in)

present singular third person pops in · participle present popping in · participle past popped in · past popped in

  1. idiomaticinformalintransitiveTo pay a visit in an impromptu manner.

    She's popped in a couple of times on her way back from the fields to see if there's any news of the littl'un.

    2009, Ann Neve, Footsteps in the Sea, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 217

    Synonyms: drop by, drop in, stop by, stop in

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo pay a visit in an impromptu manner.

Similar
drop bydrop instop bystop in

More synonyms by meaning

verbenter briefly

Opposite
pop out
Broader
entercome inget into
Also see
blow incall indrop bydrop indrop roundstop bystop over

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pop in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20in

MLA

“pop in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pop in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20in.

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