Synonyms of layover

layover 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, disappeared during a layover in Medellín on March 22. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026

Eric Fernando Gutiérrez Molina, a 32-year-old flight American Airlines flight attendant, disappeared in the northern Colombian city of Medellín after an overnight layover on March 21, sparking days of searches in the area. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 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