laid over; laying over; lays over
: to make a stopover
Examples of layover in a Sentence
Noun
our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago
Verb
we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The rider was on the bus and got off, but then caught up to the bus as the driver waited for a layover and pried the bus door open before assaulting the driver, according to Brown.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
Miceala Morano, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Anchoring the Cité, the medieval old town laid over Celtic and Roman settlements, the Gothic Cathedral, for which the master 19th-century French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc conducted restorations, this year celebrates its 750th anniversary.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Noun
But visitors with long layovers, or who love to get to the airport early, can expect a few shopping options.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The rider was on the bus and got off, but then caught up to the bus as the driver waited for a layover and pried the bus door open before assaulting the driver, according to Brown.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
This technique results in large landscapes being laid over images of grass, rocks or sand.
—Miceala Morano, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Anchoring the Cité, the medieval old town laid over Celtic and Roman settlements, the Gothic Cathedral, for which the master 19th-century French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc conducted restorations, this year celebrates its 750th anniversary.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layover. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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layover
1 of 2 noun
lay·over
ˈlā-ˌō-vər 
lay over
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)lā-ˈō-vər
: to make a temporary halt or stop
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