drop-in visits
Surprise social calls
Drop-in visits are unannounced or unscheduled visits, typically by someone checking on a person or situation: The caseworker makes drop-in visits to verify living conditions.
The term often appears in contexts involving oversight—social services, healthcare, or management—where the element of surprise serves a monitoring purpose.
Casual social calls can also be drop-in visits: We welcome drop-in visits from neighbors.
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- doorbellEntry alert device
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- casualRelaxed and informal
unannounced · neighbor · pop-in · welcome · intrusion · hospitality · knock · front porch · threshold · come on in · open door · tea · chat · catching up · impromptu · friendly · friendly face · quick
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