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noun

ˈlā-ˌō-vər How to pronounce layover (audio)
Definition of layovernext
as in stop
a brief halt in a journey our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago

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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

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Recent Examples of layover
Noun
This sporty dress transitions seamlessly from an airport layover to city sightseeing. — Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 Leno says of the Handel’s layover. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 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 See All Example Sentences for layover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
  1. stop
  2. postpone
  3. stopover
  4. delay
  5. put over
  6. defer
Noun
  • The town of 13,000 people, where about 15% of the population is Black, was a key stop on the Underground Railroad and a regional base for the Civil Rights Movement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • They are also set to embark on their '2026 LE SSERAFIM TOUR PUREFLOW' world tour starting July 11, covering 23 cities across Asia, North America, and Europe, marking their first European stops.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Restrict spending to food and gas and postpone important decisions.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
  • Forty-two percent report postponing or canceling major life events.
    — Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of postpone
Noun
  • As a second-generation Taiwanese American, my family made frequent trips between California and the island nation, an arduous 15-hour flight, lengthened by stopovers in Hawaii or Alaska in the early days.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • What happened Two bombs exploded Tuesday morning near the Damascus hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying during his historic stopover in Syria.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 7 July 2026
Definition of stopover
Verb
  • Evan Longoria was inducted into the Rays Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony, which delayed the first pitch by 25 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 July 2026
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Drone strikes and shelling have targeted civilian infrastructure including schools, markets, fuel and water stations, putting over 500,000 people at risk.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The company’s Super+ membership is approaching one million members and has helped customers put over $1 billion back in their pockets.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of put over
Verb
  • These arrangements — which allow borrowers to defer cash interest payments by adding them to the loan principal, typically for a charge — can often signal liquidity stress and rising default risk.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Under a city ordinance passed last month, Oceanside has decided to defer upzoning there until 2032.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
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