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

Voters from Pennsylvania to California describe painful choices at the pump and grocery store, with many blaming Republicans and shifting toward Democratic candidates in some of the nation’s tightest House and Senate races. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, posted in August on X about inflation and expensive gas at the pumps wiping out wage gains. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

California drivers are feeling the increase at the pump, with prices reaching their highest level ever recorded for this time of the year, according to AAA. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Another potential cause of fire at the pump could be due to engine heat. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for at the pump

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