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

Chiefs players frequently make a stop on their walk from the Missouri Western locker room to the practice fields at training camp. —Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025

The New Jersey rock band will kick off the tour on July 11 in Seattle, make a stop in Los Angeles and wrap up on Sept. 13 in Tampa, Fla. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 June 2025

Learn More Military History Finally, make a stop at the Oconee Military Museum to honor veterans from the area and the Oconee Station State Historic Site, a stone blockhouse that as used as an outpost by the South Carolina State Militia from about 1792 to 1799. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025

All six would have to make a stop to change into a long dress, don a wig, and carry a handbag filled with bricks to the finish line on Power’s stage. —CNN Money, 5 July 2025

Rhymes for make a stop

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