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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
  • White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview on Wednesday that federal immigration vehicle stops would continue, a day after defending a temporary halt to the stops.
    — Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • During the stop, the victim fled the vehicle and Lawrence took over driving.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Paul took offense, as over the past years she’s been in legal custody battles over her son, Ever True, which escalated into her Bachelorette season being postponed on ABC.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Since then, Carr has accepted tickets annually, except when the 2020 event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to his public disclosures.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of postpone
Noun
  • During our stopover in London, British Airways had some initial trouble checking me in for the next leg of the flight but put me on the plane to Dublin.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Just keep in mind that the award price could change if a stopover bumps the distance of your flight into the next price band.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of stopover
Verb
  • When that first weekend closure did happen, Sunday night rain did not delay the lanes’ opening early Monday.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
  • The midfielder was deemed to have delayed a restart by throwing the ball away.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 19 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
  • The next day, Blazers president Dewayne Hankins deferred questions through team spokesperson Charles Boyle, who said the city’s depiction of the Blazers is misleading.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • And in Minnesota, state officials have been executing a thorough corrective action plan to defray CMS concerns that have led the agency to defer some $260 million in federal money and to threaten future cuts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of defer

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