stop by
— Phrasal Verb with stop /stɒp/ verb (-pp-)Definition
› to go into a place for a short time when you are going somewhere else: He stopped by the office to drop off a copy of the contract. Why don't you stop by on your way to the meeting?
(Definition of stop by from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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