layover
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of layover
1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over
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Australian airline Qantas announced the direct flight route will start from October 2027, billing passengers approximately 20% more for the long-haul journey compared with a traditional layover.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Need to store your luggage somewhere on a layover or before or after your flight so you can explore?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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
AT Rhone River I take my twenty-four hour mandatory layover.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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
New Year’s Eve in Hanoi, with layovers in Singapore and Newark, N.J., before he arrives in New Orleans at 10 a.m.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
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
Imagine how tough it’s going to be when you’re returning from a 36-hour trip caused by missed commercial flights and brutal layovers.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Among Korean Air flight crews, the expectation on layovers used to be that the junior officers would attend to the captain to the point of making him dinner or purchasing him gifts.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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