stop in

verb

To make a brief visit to a place while passing.

“On my way to town, I stopped in at the new café for a cup of tea.”

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Meanings

verbstop in (third-person singular simple present stops in, present participle stopping in, simple past and past participle stopped in)

present singular third person stops in · participle present stopping in · participle past stopped in · past stopped in

  1. intransitiveTo make a brief visit to a place while passing.

    On my way to town, I stopped in at the new café for a cup of tea.

    Synonyms: stop by, stop off

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make a brief visit to a place while passing.

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stop bystop off
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Cite this entry
APA

stop in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20in

MLA

“stop in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stop in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20in.

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