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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
Over 170 migrants — all Venezuelan — were flown to Honduras as a layover before being sent back home to Venezuela yesterday. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025 Duterte received medical attention during the layover in Dubai. — Reuters, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Part of the foundation for the success of HTS and its allies has been laid over the past four years, with the group investing in professionalizing its forces and buying materiel such as drones, analysts say. — Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024 Each fence, wall, hedge, or canal laid over or through an existing path must be punctured by a gate, stile, or bridge. — Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024 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
  • The scales also tip when police intervene in some way, as was the case last March when a driver fleeing Independence police ran over stop sticks, lost control and struck two people on a motorcycle, killing them both.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
  • If this occurs before 3:25 p.m. ET, trading stops for 15 minutes.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of stop
Verb
  • She’s now been forced to postpone more shows and cancel outright festival appearances in Mexico and California.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The prospect of continued rain Saturday morning was enough to lead to organizers of the Bentonville Half Marathon to postpone the event, which was originally scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of postpone
Noun
  • The Trump administration continued the deportation of the migrants after a stopover in Honduras despite a verbal and written order by Boasberg attempting to halt two deportation flights.
    — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Mary’s Point, New Brunswick Officially designated a Ramsar Wetland in 1982, Mary’s Point has earned abundant acclaim for its ecological significance, with countless shorebirds using the site as a stopover point during their annual migration.
    — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of stopover
Verb
  • Broken cross-department collaboration exacerbates inefficiencies, delaying decision-making and execution.
    — Joao Mendes-Roter, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • To save its melting glaciers, China has used technology including snow blankets and artificial snow systems, to delay the melting process.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Our only hope is for Bayley to put over the IC Champ at WrestleMania.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Amazon has an arbor set that comes with artificial white flowers and drapery to put over the arch.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of put over
Verb
  • Those duties will take effect next week unless Trump opts again to defer them or reaches a deal with the other countries’ heads of state.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2025
  • To oust her, the government needs to reconvene after deferring the matter to the same committee that appointed her and hearing its recommendation.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of defer

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