swing by
verb
swung by; swinging by; swings by
US, informal
: to make a brief visit
I'll swing by after work to drop off the paperwork.
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In the just-visiting category, folksinger Sam Amidon happened to be in Toronto for tour dates and swung by Shabason’s home studio to lay down banjo and fiddle tracks.
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Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026
Paul drove into Wilkes-Barre from Princeton on Christmas Day after the chapel service and dropped his bags at a forlorn motor lodge on Public Square—Christmas carols dragging at slow speed on its sound system—and swung by my parents.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
On June 14, the Sex in the City alum swung by Northwestern University to deliver the graduating class's commencement speech.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 June 2026
Jorge Figueroa, a community leader for several impoverished San Juan neighborhoods, stood by his car one recent morning fielding questions from residents wondering when the next water truck would swing by.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Was a big swing by the studio and a big bet on Gyllenhaal.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The large green circle on the river got some people to swing by to capture it by taking pictures and videos, like Carleen Wagner of Sharon Hill.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 11 June 2026
JPMorgan’s trading desk said the S&P 500 could swing by more than 1% depending on this morning’s headline number.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The family also took turns using a rope swing by the water.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
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Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026
Paul drove into Wilkes-Barre from Princeton on Christmas Day after the chapel service and dropped his bags at a forlorn motor lodge on Public Square—Christmas carols dragging at slow speed on its sound system—and swung by my parents.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
On June 14, the Sex in the City alum swung by Northwestern University to deliver the graduating class's commencement speech.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 June 2026
Jorge Figueroa, a community leader for several impoverished San Juan neighborhoods, stood by his car one recent morning fielding questions from residents wondering when the next water truck would swing by.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Was a big swing by the studio and a big bet on Gyllenhaal.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The large green circle on the river got some people to swing by to capture it by taking pictures and videos, like Carleen Wagner of Sharon Hill.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 11 June 2026
JPMorgan’s trading desk said the S&P 500 could swing by more than 1% depending on this morning’s headline number.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The family also took turns using a rope swing by the water.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
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“Swing by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20by. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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