at the pump
idiom
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.
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The events unfolding in Venezuela won’t immediately change anything for consumers at the pump, however.
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Hannah Parker, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
If that forecast, shared first with CNN, proves accurate, 2026 will be the fourth straight year of falling prices at the pump and the first with the annual average below $3 a gallon since 2020.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Gas prices down The price at the pump is also down.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas travelers are getting a major break at the pump this year.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Parker, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
If that forecast, shared first with CNN, proves accurate, 2026 will be the fourth straight year of falling prices at the pump and the first with the annual average below $3 a gallon since 2020.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Gas prices down The price at the pump is also down.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas travelers are getting a major break at the pump this year.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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“At the pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20pump. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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