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.
Examples of stop off in a Sentence
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Saleh, and Fares, have a lot of fun with the character of George, notably in a very funny scene where the aging lothario stops off at a pharmacy to buy Viagra.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The 77-year-old Californian plans to be on this ship for the next 15 years, perpetually circumnavigating the world’s oceans and stopping off at destinations from Japan to New Zealand.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Cycle, rollerblade, or stroll the greenway, admiring views of the surrounding mountains or stopping off at one of the tiny villages or beaches along the way.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
November 2 2024: Brazilian GP Sprint Race Infringement: Going too fast under the Virtual Safety Car
Penalty points: 1
Late in the São Paulo Grand Prix’s sprint race, a virtual safety car period unfolded after Nico Hülkenberg’s car stopped off track.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
However, the thought occurs to me, having stopped off last summer in Cannes on the glittering coast of the South of France, that increasingly all these places are rapidly becoming a parody of themselves and their own brands.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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.
—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
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The 77-year-old Californian plans to be on this ship for the next 15 years, perpetually circumnavigating the world’s oceans and stopping off at destinations from Japan to New Zealand.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Cycle, rollerblade, or stroll the greenway, admiring views of the surrounding mountains or stopping off at one of the tiny villages or beaches along the way.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
November 2 2024: Brazilian GP Sprint Race Infringement: Going too fast under the Virtual Safety Car
Penalty points: 1
Late in the São Paulo Grand Prix’s sprint race, a virtual safety car period unfolded after Nico Hülkenberg’s car stopped off track.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
However, the thought occurs to me, having stopped off last summer in Cannes on the glittering coast of the South of France, that increasingly all these places are rapidly becoming a parody of themselves and their own brands.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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.
—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
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“Stop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20off. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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