stop in
— phrasal verb with stop uk/stɒp/us/stɑːp/verb -pp-
informal to visit a person or place for a short time, usually when you are going somewhere else:
I stopped in at work on the way home to check my mail.
UK informal to stay at home, especially in the evening:
I've had my tea and I'm stopping in now.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- hold sb over
- keep to somewhere
- leave
- remaining
- residual
- rest
- sit tight idiom
- sojourn
- stand
- stay
- stop
- tarry
- vestigial
- wait
- wait behind
- wait for sb
See more results »