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
Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Rather than waiting around in an airport, the idea is to give travelers enough time to get out and explore the layover city.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
This apparently is in reaction to the PPA’s plans to use a roll-out surface laid over top of the hardcourts at the tennis center.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Stopovers allow travelers to add a long layover in a fun hub before getting to their final destinations.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Rather than waiting around in an airport, the idea is to give travelers enough time to get out and explore the layover city.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Verb
Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez moved to lay over the bill until Thursday -- the day after the session ends.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
This apparently is in reaction to the PPA’s plans to use a roll-out surface laid over top of the hardcourts at the tennis center.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
Noun
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His most recent stop before Arkansas was in Baltimore, Maryland, as a night and breaking news editor.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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Our week-long foray includes two stops—the first being Estancia Santa Elena, a working ranch in the heart of some of the country’s best bird hunting.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Investigations into the storm's impact are ongoing, and Fourth of July events in several towns have been canceled or postponed.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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By subsidizing inefficient programs and unnecessary administrators, the Golden Age of Master’s Degrees postponed higher education’s day of reckoning: the day colleges and universities will be held accountable for the economic outcomes of their graduates.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The next two stops on the Stratton's deployment were in Japan, with a stopover in Yokosuka from June 9 to 13, followed by a visit to Kagoshima on June 16 for the first joint operations between the U.S., Japanese, and Philippine coast guards within Japan's territorial waters.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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From time to time, their paths lead them to Algeria, using the steppe region as a stopover point on their long journeys.—
Irene Wright
July 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Medical examiners ruled two other deaths in January and February to be from natural causes, but a Miami Herald investigation found evidence of substandard or delayed medical care.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Other risks of delaying ovarian aging may remain unknown.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The New Day put over American Made, talking up the Creed’s amateur wrestling accolades as Cole accused the New Day of not wanting to face the War Raiders.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Together, these buyers put over $21 billion in the U.S. housing market last year.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The highest annual salary in the NFL is Dak Prescott’s $60 million, and the richest MLB contract is Shohei Ohtani’s at $70 million per year, although 97% of that money is deferred, which lowers the present-day value of the deal.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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The Pistons acknowledged there was an investigation ongoing but deferred further comment to the NBA.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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