brief, fleeting, flying, quick, short | lengthy, long | eight-day, hour-long, etc. | long-awaited | regular | constant, frequent
She enjoyed the frequent visits of her grandchildren.

infrequent, occasional, periodic, rare | annual, daily, twice-weekly, etc. | forthcoming, impending
The prime minister has been briefed in preparation for his forthcoming visit to China.

exchange, reciprocal, return
Exchange visits between company and school have kept the project going. | They came to visit last week, and we''ll pay them a return visit in the autumn.

surprise, unannounced, unexpected | unwelcome | casual | formal, ministerial, official, presidential, royal, state | high-profile | trade | private, unofficial | foreign, overseas | personal
Following her letter of complaint, she received a personal visit from the store manager.

domiciliary, home
You should receive a home visit from your midwife within a month.

hospital, prison | initial, preliminary | follow-up | social | neighbourly | educational, study | fact-finding, research | courtesy, goodwill
While on holiday in Italy, the prime minister paid a courtesy visit to his opposite number in Rome.

morale-boosting | inspection, monitoring | on-site, site | school | customer | memorable

go on, make, pay sb, undertake
We used to go on school visits to museums and historical buildings. | How many doctors are still able to make home visits? | Pay us a visit next time you''re in town.

get, have, receive | look forward to
I''d been looking forward to my cousin''s visit for ages.

arrange, organize | postpone | cancel | cut short
He was forced to cut short a visit to North America.

prolong
He offered her a drink to try to prolong her visit.

announce
We received a letter announcing a visit from government inspectors.

be (well) worth
If you''re staying in Rome, Ostia is well worth a visit.

mark sth, signal sth
The visit signalled the normalization of relations between the two countries.

during/on a/the ~
On one of her regular visits home, she told her parents she was engaged.

~ from
We had a visit from somebody collecting for charity.

~ to
a visit to the theatre

regularly

come to, go to
My parents are coming to visit me next week. | We''ve just been to visit my grandparents.

decide to, hope to, intend to, plan to, promise to, want to, wish to | be expected to, be likely to
A million people are expected to visit the museum over the next 12 months.

invite sb to, urge sb to