make a stop

idiom

1

: to stop for a short period of time for rest during a journey

We'll make a stop when we get to the top of this hill.

2

: to go to a place for a visit or errand during a journey

—usually + at

We should make a stop at the museum while we are in town.

I need to make a stop at the grocery store on the way home.

Examples of make a stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The officer tried to make a stop but the driver refused to pull over and fled the area, Besssette said. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025

The police did make a stop to the house, just to be sure that the little one wasn’t using the ice cream story as a cover for a more serious situation. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025

Unbeknownst to us, the summit tours must make a stop at the second level to change elevators. —Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025

The Ying Yang Twins, Bow Wow, Trey Songz, Omarion and others will make a stop at State Farm Arena as part of The Millennium Tour 2025. —Kristal Dixon, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for make a stop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop