stop off

phrasal verb

stopped off; stopping off; stops off
informal
: to go or stay somewhere briefly while traveling to another place
I'll stop off (at the store) to pick up some milk.
She is stopping off in Miami to visit a friend.

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Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 Be sure to stop off at Grant Grove, Roaring River Falls, and Zumwalt Meadow along the way, scoping out old growth timberlands and powerful cascades. Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023 At least 65 of Moscow's ships transporting oil stopped off the coasts of China, Singapore, the Baltic Sea and the Far East following President Joe Biden's new sanctions targeting Russia's energy exports. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 The new house of sorrows, on the other hand, suggests the sort of place a white-collar perpetrator might do a little light embezzling before being led straight from cubicle to cell, stopping off at the employee cafeteria on the way. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025 Their brisk, lively, and skeptical history of subversion starts with ancient times, stops off in early modern Europe before moving on to recent centuries, and ends with a look forward. Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025 Major touring musicals stop off at the Smith Center, and three major-league professional sports teams have moved in relatively recently. Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 On his way to Orlok’s castle, Thomas stops off at a tavern, where the locals warn him to abandon his journey. Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024 The royal couple reportedly stopped off in India on the way home for a spa break to recover. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Stop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20off. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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