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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
The shortest flights from Paraguay, says Núñez, take about 20 hours with one or two layovers, but some are up to 40 hours long. — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 With life spent largely on transit, navigating tight layovers, and using their days off to jet-set across the globe, flight attendants have mastered the art of packing. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 30 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
  • Use the longer-term uptrend just below the rising 50-day moving average at the $190 level as a stop to limit downside risk.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Neon wisely positioned itself as the exact right home for that enthusiasm with an inventive promotional tour that included, among other stops, a free gas giveaway.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Virginia July 3 Falls Church Civic Jam - postponed to July 24.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • For international taxpayers who have postponed coming into compliance, that trend should not be ignored.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of postpone
Noun
  • As a second-generation Taiwanese American, my family made frequent trips between California and the island nation, an arduous 15-hour flight, lengthened by stopovers in Hawaii or Alaska in the early days.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • What happened Two bombs exploded Tuesday morning near the Damascus hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying during his historic stopover in Syria.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 7 July 2026
Definition of stopover
Verb
  • Trump is speaking now to a crowd filling the National Mall after being delayed by inclement weather.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Attendees were told to shelter in nearby government buildings, and the celebration was delayed by a few hours before going on as scheduled.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 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
  • Last month, the company's pay TV subsidiary Dish DBS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after deferring debt payments.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Another city director who is out of town also had asked that the measure be deferred, Webb said.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026
Definition of defer

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