layover
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of layover
1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over
Example Sentences
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But it wasn’t until the fall of 2022, during a layover at Miami airport, that things really accelerated.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Effects of the closure will spill over and affect the industry as a whole, since the airport acts as a layover hot spot for flights from North America to Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
But this is my third time back in Chicago as an adult, and the first that feels like more than a long layover — the first that’s starting to stitch itself into something like permanence.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
“I’m packing my patience,” said Jamie Haley, a marketing consultant based in Palm Springs, Calif. She’s planning to travel Friday to Toronto for a friend’s wedding, with a layover in Phoenix.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
The following evening they board a Pan Am flight to London, where after a five-hour layover they will board a second flight to Calcutta, via Tehran and Bombay.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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