pit stop
noun
1
: a stop at the pits during an automobile race
2
a(1)
: a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom
(2)
: a temporary deviation from a direct or usual course
a career pit stop … where he worked temporarily in between TV jobs—
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b(1)
: a place where a pit stop is or can be made
(2)
: an establishment providing food or drink
Examples of pit stop in a Sentence
We made a pit stop for some food before getting back on the highway.
This little town is an ideal pit stop between the two cities.
Recent Examples on the Web
Back in his Austin homebase after touring in Europe, and just turned 28 years old, Elcock’s odyssey is far from over and SXSW is just another pit stop.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Tsunoda was involved in a collision with Alpine's Franco Colapinto that gave the Japanese driver a penalty and damage to his car, forcing a pit stop.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The specifics of Formula One border on arcane, and Kosinski gleefully plunges the viewer into all of its minutiae: the balance between aerodynamics and engine power in building the cars; the strategies behind taking a pit stop or passing another driver.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
And second, a 2008 incident in Singapore, in which Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. said he was asked by his team to deliberately crash to allow his teammate, Alonso, to gain position during the safety car period as other cars made pit stops for gas, led to an embarrassing scandal.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2025
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Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Tsunoda was involved in a collision with Alpine's Franco Colapinto that gave the Japanese driver a penalty and damage to his car, forcing a pit stop.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The specifics of Formula One border on arcane, and Kosinski gleefully plunges the viewer into all of its minutiae: the balance between aerodynamics and engine power in building the cars; the strategies behind taking a pit stop or passing another driver.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
And second, a 2008 incident in Singapore, in which Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. said he was asked by his team to deliberately crash to allow his teammate, Alonso, to gain position during the safety car period as other cars made pit stops for gas, led to an embarrassing scandal.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2025
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“Pit stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20stop. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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