stop off

Pause along way

Stop off is to make a brief visit or pause at a place during a longer journey: We stopped off at my mother's house on the way home, I need to stop off at the pharmacy.

The phrase emphasizes the temporary, incidental nature of the visit—you're interrupting travel, not reaching your destination.

detour

layover

Break between connecting flights

swing by · pop in · call in · brief visit · errand · waypoint · interlude · bathroom break · en route · passing through

Opposites
journey continuity

stop offpress on

Continue despite hardship

keep going · push through · bypass · skip · carry on

destination finality

stop offarrive

Reach a destination

end up · terminate · stay · settle · remain

departure vs. arrival

stop offdepart

Leave a place

set off · leave · head out · take off · pull away

Family

stop, off, stopped, stopping, stops, unstoppable, stopover, non-stop, stoppable

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