swing over

phrasal verb

swung over; swinging over; swings over

US, informal

: to make a brief visit

I'll swing over after work to drop off the paperwork.

Examples of swing over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And there are fascinating humans in this history: Notorious Boss Tweed, whose name is synonymous with political corruption; Thomas Nast, the brilliant political cartoonist; and E.F. Farrington, the master mechanic on the project and first person to daringly swing over the East River on a cable. —Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025

The researchers found active budgeting causes these restrict-and-splurge swings over a longer period, too. —Dana Miranda, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024

When the weather pendulum swung over to dry last summer, the grasses and shrubs — what Southern California wildfires feed on — began to dry out. —Angela Fritz, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025

The stock has seen major swings over the past year, trading as high as above $24 and as low as below $3. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024

The Knicks have been taking the big swings over the past season-plus and this would be another step forward. —David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025

Many blacks who did not vote for Carter swung over to his support. —Lily Rothman, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024

The ball was swung over from the left into the penalty area. —Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024

Tuesday’s rocky trading day marked the latest in what’s been a series of major swings over recent weeks. —Fred Imbert,alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024

Rhymes for swing over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover