swing by

verb

swung by; swinging by; swings by

US, informal

: to make a brief visit

I'll swing by after work to drop off the paperwork.

Examples of swing by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The president was in town for the United Nations General Assembly and made time to swing by Gracie Mansion. — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Instead, Marc Karimzadeh, senior director of content and communications for the Council of Fashion Designers of America, swung by the workroom. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

The locker change certainly won't fix Guerrero's swing by itself. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Seth and Josh Meyers swung by the popular marketplace in Hartford, according to a post by Parkville Market. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for swing by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny