寄(よ)り道(みち)dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way

居酒屋(いざかや)で寄(よ)り道(みち)をしてから家(いえ)に帰(かえ)る。

I'll stop by the tavern on the way before I go back home. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

寄(よ)り道(みち)して遅(おそ)く帰(かえ)ったので父(ちち)に叱(しか)られました。

I was scolded by my father because I got home late due to making a stopover. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

人生(じんせい)は寄(よ)り道(みち)をしてこそ味(あじ)わい深(ぶか)いものになるでしょう。

Life becomes more meaningful when you make a stopover or go out of your way. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

母(はは)が息子(むすこ)に：「今日(きょう)は習(なら)い事(ごと)があるから、寄(よ)り道(みち)しないで帰(かえ)ってきてね！」

Mother said to her son: "You have lessons today, so don't go out of your way and come straight home!" {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

寄(よ)り道(みち)をしちゃダメだと言(い)ったそばから、息子(むすこ)は駄菓子(だがし)屋(や)に入(はい)ろうとしました。

No sooner had I told him not to make a stopover, than my son tried to drop in on the candy store. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}