layover
Americannoun
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layovers
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of layover
1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over
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André said he was stopped in April 2021 while also traveling back to Los Angeles after a layover in Atlanta, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
There is just one direct flight per day from Glasgow to New York and with so few seats left, the cost is more than double travelling via a layover in Amsterdam.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
But it wasn’t until the fall of 2022, during a layover at Miami airport, that things really accelerated.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
It was the summer of 2016, and my family and I were travelling back to the States from Bangladesh — an arduous 23-hour-long journey that was further extended by a 12+ hour layover in Istanbul.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Laxmi convinced her to arrange a weekend layover in Boston.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The process, which works the same way in reverse, can lead to long layovers and shipping delays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
We would bid for three-day layovers in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
Flying with layovers gives you more options, although you may be stuck traveling for over 12 hours.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
They may find themselves on long bus rides or juggling layovers and connections, and spending more time away from campus than if they were primarily competing regionally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
The idea, in his words, was for the place to be a kind of “work lounge” for those of us on assignment in the city, or for “associates” of ours having unexpected layovers.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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