stop off
phrasal verb
stopped off; stopping off; stops off
informal
: to go or stay somewhere briefly while traveling to another place
I'll stop off (at the store) to pick up some milk.
She is stopping off in Miami to visit a friend.
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Heavily influenced by Ferenc Puskas, the Hungarian great who stopped off at the Australian club in a nomadic managerial career that spanned six of the seven continents, Postecoglou teams generally play high-energy, attacking football.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Old Friends, here on Broadway after starting out in the West End and stopping off in Los Angeles, is full of that kind of indulgence, like a rich, basic chocolate brownie — familiar ingredients and satisfying, if not necessarily a whole meal.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Shortly after the pickup entered the canyon, the driver lost control and came to a stop off the side of the road, stuck in deep snow.
—Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
When did the Doctor previously stop off at Midnight?
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
One cool and easily accessible stop off Sand Springs Road is the South Fork Indian Canyon Pictograph Site.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Located just a few stops off the Metro North train from New York City, Kingston is full of industrial charm–and the Hutton Brickyards offers up a healthy helping of it for those who want a new change of scenery.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Be sure to stop off at Grant Grove, Roaring River Falls, and Zumwalt Meadow along the way, scoping out old growth timberlands and powerful cascades.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Old Friends, here on Broadway after starting out in the West End and stopping off in Los Angeles, is full of that kind of indulgence, like a rich, basic chocolate brownie — familiar ingredients and satisfying, if not necessarily a whole meal.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Shortly after the pickup entered the canyon, the driver lost control and came to a stop off the side of the road, stuck in deep snow.
—Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
When did the Doctor previously stop off at Midnight?
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
One cool and easily accessible stop off Sand Springs Road is the South Fork Indian Canyon Pictograph Site.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Located just a few stops off the Metro North train from New York City, Kingston is full of industrial charm–and the Hutton Brickyards offers up a healthy helping of it for those who want a new change of scenery.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Be sure to stop off at Grant Grove, Roaring River Falls, and Zumwalt Meadow along the way, scoping out old growth timberlands and powerful cascades.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023
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“Stop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20off. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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