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
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Authorities confirmed that a suspect is in custody for the murder of a veteran American Airlines flight attendant who was one of the victims killed in a random stabbing spree during a layover in Denver.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
But really, the foundations of this have been laid over decades!
—John Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for layover
Noun
According to her GoFundMe campaign, the video was recorded during a layover in celebration of Diala completing the probationary period with the company, and making it through a rough patch in her personal life.
—Verb
Sticks were partially laid over the bodies, Olehy said.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
Noun
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The couple’s next stop is Peque Story, a cute little store whose façade is decorated with wishes written by thousands of visitors.—
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The way the designer sees it, the store will be less a destination than a stop during a stroll in the Marais.—
Verb
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Shakira has been hospitalized in Lima, Peru, and will postpone the show she was slated to perform Sunday (Feb. 16) as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour.—
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The singer noted the show will be postponed to a later date and said her team is working with the concert promoter on rescheduling.—
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Turkish has one of the most comprehensive stopover programs in the world.—
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Later on, after Bears Ears had become a popular Utah stopover for tourists passing through to Monument Valley, the looters had to be more discreet.—
Verb
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The opening of the jail had been delayed, the red carpet stored away, the prisoners' transfers into this facility put on hold.—
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Issues like ambiguous requirements cause misalignment and rework, while inadequate testing environments delay validation and debugging.—
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So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed.—
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Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather.—
Verb
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The Senate’s two-bill strategy also defers tough decisions on which taxes to cut.—
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These policies deferred Europe’s full emergence from its post-1945 rehabilitation.—
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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