Synonyms of layover

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noun

ˈlā-ˌō-vər 

as in stop

a brief halt in a journey

our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• stopover
• rest
• pause
• break

lay over

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verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• postpone
• delay
• put over
• defer
• put off
• hold over
• hold off (on)
• hold up
• remit
• wait
• shelve
• hesitate
• suspend
• stretch (out)
• stay
• pause
• slow
• retard
• prolong
• lengthen
• detain
• extend
• protract

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work (on)
• do
• deal (with)
• act
• decide (upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of layover

Noun

Think outposts, scientific centers, maybe even launch pads that can serve as a cosmic layover for astronauts headed to Mars someday. —Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026

This means guests can now bypass a layover in Providenciales and reach paradise in less than two hours. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 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