laid over; laying over; lays over
: to make a stopover
Examples of layover in a Sentence
Noun
our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago
Verb
we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting
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Reuters, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Watching Netflix or catching up on emails during a layover looks great on this screen.
—Jessica Kanzler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Charu Bahri, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
But after hours of testimony that stretched past 1 a.m. Tuesday, the measure’s sponsor — Denver Democratic Rep. Alex Valdez — asked that the bill be laid over, delaying it for at least a week.
—The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Duterte received medical attention during the layover in Dubai.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Watching Netflix or catching up on emails during a layover looks great on this screen.
—Jessica Kanzler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Rohan Goyal Double exposure This photo by Rohan Goyal, a 32-year-old with Down syndrome, captures his mother in a pensive mood laid over the image of a tall building.
—Charu Bahri, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
But after hours of testimony that stretched past 1 a.m. Tuesday, the measure’s sponsor — Denver Democratic Rep. Alex Valdez — asked that the bill be laid over, delaying it for at least a week.
—The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layover. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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layover
1 of 2 noun
lay·over
ˈlā-ˌō-vər 
lay over
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)lā-ˈō-vər
: to make a temporary halt or stop
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