at the pump

phrase

variants or less commonly at the pumps

US, informal

: at the places where customers buy gasoline for their cars

Prices are higher at the pump.

Expect long lines at the pumps this weekend.

Examples of at the pump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If vehicles are less fuel efficient, that means drivers will need to fill up at the pump more often — which is especially salient in a year of high gas prices due to the war in Iran. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

Michigan drivers started seeing gas prices pull back late last week, but the cost at the pump is still noticeably high. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

At this point, Trump has relatively few options available to blunt new price shocks, the effects of which may be visible not just at the pump but also at the ballot box. — Greg Pollock, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

For California drivers, that means relief at the pump is far from guaranteed. — Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for at the pump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• rump
• slump