at the pump
idiom
variants
or less commonly at the pumps
US, informal
: at the places where customers buy gasoline for their cars
Prices are higher at the pump.
Expect long lines at the pumps this weekend.
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Gasoline Gas prices are also trending up again, with the cost at the pump showing slight increases since December.
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Electricity prices are spiking across the country, posing another challenge for President Donald Trump after the rising cost of gas at the pump and skyrocketing egg prices continue making headlines.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
High gas prices have been an important issue for people in the country over the last several years, as costs at the pumps have impacted the economy and people’s finances.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Consider paying inside with the attendant, not outside at the pump.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Electricity prices are spiking across the country, posing another challenge for President Donald Trump after the rising cost of gas at the pump and skyrocketing egg prices continue making headlines.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
High gas prices have been an important issue for people in the country over the last several years, as costs at the pumps have impacted the economy and people’s finances.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Consider paying inside with the attendant, not outside at the pump.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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“At the pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20pump. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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