dropping in
Making surprise visit
Dropping in is paying a brief, often unannounced visit: I was just dropping in to say hello.
The phrase suggests informality and spontaneity—you drop in on friends, not on job interviews.
In surfing and skateboarding, dropping in means entering a wave or ramp, sometimes rudely cutting off another rider who had priority.
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
- pop-inImpromptu brief visit
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
uninvited · spontaneous · stopover · casual · informal · unplanned · guest · neighbor
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
- pop-inImpromptu brief visit
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
impromptu · uninvited · spontaneous · stopover · casual · informal · unplanned · guest · neighbor · check in
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- pop upAppear abruptly, unexpectedly
- duck diveSubmerging to clear whitewater
lineup · swell · peak · takeoff · break · priority · snaking · local · session · crowded
- ways to participateattending, joining, volunteering, competing, participating
dropping indropping out
Leaving before completion
leaving · departing · heading out · ducking out · taking off
drop, dropped, drops, dropping, droplet, droppings, dropper, droplets, droppers