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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When the vehicle came to a stop off the road, two female suspects followed orders and got out of the vehicle to be taken into custody, state police said.
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Jack Moore, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The Alchemist is quite close to Von Trapp and is a great place to stop off to try some of their popular IPAs, including the famous Heady Topper, which has achieved cult-like status amongst beer geeks.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Human Rights First raised concerns about the conditions on board the planes, with many deportees held in handcuffs or shackles for the entire flight, which can stop off in multiple countries and last more than 30 hours.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Gaga is currently touring her seventh album with the Mayhem Ball Tour, which kicked off mid-July in Las Vegas and will stop off in Miami, New York City, Toronto and Chicago before the singer-songwriter hops the pond to cities like London, Milan, Barcelona and others.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The Southeast Asia stop off Industry experts said that Southeast Asian countries have become markets where Chinese groups obtained restricted chips.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Bringing low-key, quiet luxury to the masses, Bieber is responsible for the army of jeans-and-a-tank-top girls traipsing through Erewhon on one coast and the West Village on the other, sporting slick buns while climbing the career ladder, and then stopping off for a spritz.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz stopped off in Boston last night to raise money for running mate Kamala Harris' White House bid.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Jack Moore, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The Alchemist is quite close to Von Trapp and is a great place to stop off to try some of their popular IPAs, including the famous Heady Topper, which has achieved cult-like status amongst beer geeks.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Human Rights First raised concerns about the conditions on board the planes, with many deportees held in handcuffs or shackles for the entire flight, which can stop off in multiple countries and last more than 30 hours.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Gaga is currently touring her seventh album with the Mayhem Ball Tour, which kicked off mid-July in Las Vegas and will stop off in Miami, New York City, Toronto and Chicago before the singer-songwriter hops the pond to cities like London, Milan, Barcelona and others.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The Southeast Asia stop off Industry experts said that Southeast Asian countries have become markets where Chinese groups obtained restricted chips.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Bringing low-key, quiet luxury to the masses, Bieber is responsible for the army of jeans-and-a-tank-top girls traipsing through Erewhon on one coast and the West Village on the other, sporting slick buns while climbing the career ladder, and then stopping off for a spritz.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz stopped off in Boston last night to raise money for running mate Kamala Harris' White House bid.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Stop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20off. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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