a flying visit
a quick visit because you do not have much time

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visit to go and spend time in a place, for interest or pleasure:
You must visit Kyoto.
They visited all the usual places.
go to to visit a place. Go to is very commonly used in everyday English instead of visit:
Have you ever been to England?
They went to the Eiffel Tower and the Flea Market.
go sightseeing to visit places of interest in a country:
We went sightseeing in the old part of the city.
come around/by/over (also come round British English) to visit someone informally in their home, especially when you live near them:
A few friends came round last night.
drop in/by (also call in/by British English) to visit someone in their home, especially on your way to another place:
Kate said she’d drop by later to give you the forms.
look somebody up to visit someone who you do not see very often, when you are spending time in the area where they live:
Look me up if you’re ever in Newark.
pay somebody a visit (=visit someone)
Perhaps she'll come up to town then and pay me a visit.
make/pay a visit
The king made an official visit to Poland last year.
have/receive a visit from somebody
I've just had a visit from Lou Stacey.
a brief/short visit
Miss Russell was only able to pay a brief visit.
a flying visit British English (=a very short visit)
Timpson was due to pay a flying visit to London.
a surprise visit (=one that the person being visited does not know is going to happen)
Naomi paid a surprise visit to an old school friend.
an unannounced visit (=one that someone makes without first telling the person that they are going to visit)
The social worker made an unannounced visit.
an official/state visit
The president made an official visit to France this week.
a return visit (=when you visit a place again, or when someone you visited visits you)
George was already planning a return visit.
be worth a visit
Las Palmas, the lively capital, is well worth a visit.

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flying visit
n. phr. A visit of very short duration.
Tom came to New York for only a flying visit. We had hardly eaten lunch when he had to leave.

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