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

Giant Eagle and GetGo are turning this weekend into a chance for regular shoppers to claw back some money at the pump. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Stocks jumped and Brent crude prices plunged Tuesday after the US signaled a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be imminent, but the drop is unlikely to translate to immediate relief at the pump. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

If your local grocery store chain has gas stations, always input your loyalty phone number at the pump. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026

These rising costs at the pump are a direct result of the jump in global oil prices. — Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for at the pump

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