comfort stop

Roadside toilet visit

A comfort stop is a brief pause during a journey to use a restroom, a polite euphemism common in British English and among tour guides: The bus will make a comfort stop in twenty minutes.

The phrase acknowledges bodily needs without naming them directly.

Related

motorway services · rest area · pause · relief · respite · convenience store · lavatory · travel · road trip · long drive · stretching · hydration · intermission · bathroom break · call of nature · facilities · service area · breather

Opposites
purpose of journey interruption

comfort stoprefueling stop

Pause to add fuel

fuel stop · pit stop · scenic overlook · tourist stop · meal break

journey continuity

comfort stoppressing on

Continuing despite obstacles

pushing through · straight through · direct route

Family

comfort, stop, comforts, comforted, comforting, comfortable, uncomfortable, comfortably, uncomfortably

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G