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.

Examples of at the pump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Florida price at the pump Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, Feb. 24, according to AAA, was $3.08, a 6-cent increase from last week. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025

One factor limiting the price shock at the pump is the time of year. —Chris Isidore, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025

Consumers will pay more at the pump, automakers will lose EV buyers and healthcare costs will go up from people breathing dirtier air. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025

Consider paying for your gas inside instead of at the pump. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for at the pump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• rump
• slump