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
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Those wanting to fly from Kansas City to Los Angeles now have another option to fly without a layover.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 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
The lawsuit came after the company allegedly terminated her following a serious injury during a crew layover.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Those wanting to fly from Kansas City to Los Angeles now have another option to fly without a layover.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 13 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
Noun
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Amble, Northumberland At the mouth of the River Coquet, Amble has transformed itself into one of Northumberland’s most likable coastal stops.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
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But inspector Caridad Delgado brought a hurricane of stop use orders and stop sales that smashed normal operations at Nattal.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has postponed all final exams and assignments after an online learning system was taken offline following a cyberattack.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Though they were initially supposed to head to trial this March, Lively and Baldoni’s case was postponed to later this month.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The boy meets charming flight attendants (including Ella Bleu Travolta) and experiences stopovers as well as first class in a life-changing trip.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The city-state is a regional hub for business travel and airline stopovers and has hosted major events, including the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix and concerts by megastars Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Blackpink.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Verb
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When that early foundation is delayed or inconsistent, the effects don’t stay confined to those first years.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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San Diego is delaying most impacts of a new state law that requires cities to allow high-rise housing near trolley stations and major bus stops — but questions persist about how many bus stops the new law will affect.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Verb
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This is a great sign, seeing as Reflect Orbital's ultimate hope is to put over 50,000 satellites in Earth orbit by the year 2035.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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When the rudder is put over, the stern swings out first, so that if the vessel is in restricted waters, trying to avoid something ahead can result in hitting something behind.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The ceasefire secured the release of the remaining hostages, but the multistage plan deferred the most arduous issues, which remain unsolved.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Representatives at the New York City Fire Department deferred comment to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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