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
Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Check its location through your phone before leaving the airport, and keep an eye on it during layovers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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
Dilone allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and intimidated other flight attendants during her journey, which had a layover in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Check its location through your phone before leaving the airport, and keep an eye on it during layovers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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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Swift recorded the album during her behemoth Eras Tour, flying in and out of Sweden between stops to lay down tracks.—
Liz Schubauer,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Twenty women will be selected to take part in training in each stop on the singer’s African tour, which started in Lagos in July, arrived in Nairobi this week, and will head to Accra in the next few months.—
Vivianne Wandera,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fans have been waiting for Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor to duke it out in the octagon, but injuries and other factors have postponed the bout.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Chichester’s match against Lewes on Saturday was postponed and Tuesday night’s game against Cheshunt will not be going ahead either.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the South’s busiest airports is also the best place to have a stopover, according to a new study by AllClear Travel Insurance.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Following its stopover in Australia in late July, the British carrier participated in a large-scale exercise in the Philippine Sea from August 4-12 with American and Japanese carrier vessels capable of operating F-35B and F-35C jets.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Treasury has not set a date for when the final draft will be decided, but the government shutdown may delay a final decision.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Munich Airport in Germany briefly delayed the relaunch of flight operations on Saturday morning local time due to drone sightings, after previous UAV sightings earlier halted all traffic at the airport for several hours.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At 48 years old, the veteran has been used to put over the next generation of superstars.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The market is putting over 85% odds on a cut, according to the CME FedWatch tool.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Joseph VonNida deferred questions about the state’s version of that unit to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cox also called for unity in hopes of deferring political violence.—
Lee Ann Anderson,
The Hill,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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