drop by
Pay brief call
Drop by means to visit casually and briefly, usually without formal arrangement: I'll drop by later to pick up those books, She dropped by to say hello.
The phrase suggests an informal, unplanned quality—you're passing through rather than making a scheduled appointment.
Also appears as drop in or drop over.
Trip to see another
- guestWelcomed visitor
- neighborPerson living nearby
- friendNon-kin mutual bond
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
welcome · catch up · chat · socialize · reunion · hello · check in on · company
Brief unannounced visit
- come overArrive at someone's place
- look inVisit briefly
- call inContact by phone
- pass throughMove across something
step in · walk in · come around · roll up · duck in · swing past · check in
Without advance preparation
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- spontaneousArising without external cause
unexpected · uninvited · random · casual · offhand · last-minute · surprise · unprompted
visit
Trip to see another
hospitality · welcome · catch up · chat · socialize · reunion · hello · check in on · company · caller
pop in
Brief unannounced visit
pass through · step in · walk in · come around · roll up · duck in · swing past · check in
impromptu
Without advance preparation
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
spontaneous · unexpected · uninvited · random · casual · offhand · last-minute · surprise · unprompted · ad-hoc
quick
Moving with speed
passing · flying visit · whirlwind · stopover · pit stop · detour · minute · dash · hurried · transient
- Casual Invitationscome over, come on in, tag along, come along, open invite
- social interactionshello, goodbye, talk, nod, chat
- visitsvisit, visitor, visitation, pop in, pop-in
- showing upshow up, arriving, arrive, attendance, being there
- Southern hospitalitywarm welcome, welcome, friendliness, neighborliness, good neighbor
- visiting actionsvisit, call on, pop in, come over, check in