as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting
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Recent Examples of layover
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Freddy landed in New York, where there were a few hours’ layover before continuing to Atlanta.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
By contrast, Doom: The Dark Ages opens with a text wall laid over black, filling in some lore about the eponymous Doom Slayer with the whistling winds of a storm brewing in the background.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Noun
Leno says of the Handel’s layover.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Freddy landed in New York, where there were a few hours’ layover before continuing to Atlanta.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Verb
In the end, his beautiful story solutions are formulaic fixes laid over those details, meant to do little more than the eternal work of cajoling the audience into rooting for the leading players.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
By contrast, Doom: The Dark Ages opens with a text wall laid over black, filling in some lore about the eponymous Doom Slayer with the whistling winds of a storm brewing in the background.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
Noun
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Iran’s Alireza Beiranvand was crucial to keeping Belgium at bay with seven stops, including an extraordinary block from point-blank range by left-back Maxim De Cuyper, who attempted a game-high five shots.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Along the way, every stop is not just another bucket-list sight, but a story told through food, people, and place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Verb
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Those talks were set to begin Friday, but were abruptly postponed after a flare up in deadly attacks between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Authorities subsequently postponed the exam and also temporarily banned Telegram in India.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Noun
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In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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There will be a temptation here to opine about whether May’s decision to jilt the Wolverines after a two-year stopover is yet another sign of college athletics gone to pot, to deflect the chaos May has created and turn him into another victim of a bad system.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Verb
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And schools that delay submitting transfer paperwork until the last minute thinking investigators will be too busy to spot an error don’t understand the process.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The initial flight was delayed, causing everyone on the flight to miss their connections in Iceland.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Verb
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RunSafePro is designed to be put over the clothes, including light layers, but it’s not recommended to be put on top of a hydration vest.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
18 June 2026
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Project Ranger becomes production hub To support its long-term manufacturing plans, the defense firm has put over $250 million into Project Ranger, its large production campus in New Mexico.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Be aware that many tax strategies merely defer taxes, rather than avoiding them entirely.—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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For consumers and logistics fleets who deferred major purchases out of fear that gas and diesel prices would remain permanently elevated, this stabilization acts as a powerful green light.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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