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
Brittany Anas, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Our journey began with a long flight to the Maldives, including an eight-hour layover in Istanbul, a city that had been on both our bucket lists.
—Holly Robinson Peete, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
John Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
These are laid over snow mounds and the joins taped together to seal everything in.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2024
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Noun
His platform shows travelers both of those routes, and those who choose the cheaper option then get off at the layover destination, which, in this scenario would be Orlando.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Our journey began with a long flight to the Maldives, including an eight-hour layover in Istanbul, a city that had been on both our bucket lists.
—Holly Robinson Peete, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
But really, the foundations of this have been laid over decades!
—John Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
These are laid over snow mounds and the joins taped together to seal everything in.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
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In Gaza, Palestinians were tempering their hopes for a stop to Israel’s campaign, which has devastated much of the territory and driven around 90% of its 2.3 million people from their homes.Victoria Eastwood, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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She’s been dancing around the West Coast during a two-decade career with stops at the Sacramento Ballet, Washington Ballet and Smuin Contemporary Ballet.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The team also had Thursday’s game against Charlotte postponed.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Critics Choice Awards—slated for Sunday—were postponed due to the fires, the organization told Variety.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Flight 103, a Boeing 747, was scheduled to fly from Frankfurt to Detroit with stopovers in London and New York.Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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The City Sights Tour, meanwhile, is offered three times a day (12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m.) and includes 30-minute stopovers at Merlion Park (home of the Lion City’s famed fish-lion fountain) and Gardens by the Bay, with its Avatar-esque Supertrees.Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, CBS delayed the start of the reboot of classic game show Hollywood Squares until Thursday, January 16 at 8 p.m. ET.Marc Berman, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay its implementation of the upcoming law and reportedly met with TikTok’s chief executive officer Shou Chew last month.Denni Hu, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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In this encounter, Lynch came out on top, with Stratus acknowledging and putting over her former protege, Zoey Stark, in the aftermath.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The matter has been put over to February, and prosecutors are expected to consider assault charges against Gao in connection with the police shooting incident well before then.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Carolina signed Seth Jarvis and Jacob Slavin to extensions during the offseason that included payments deferred until 2032 and ’33 respectively.Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Plan carefully to see if this is your first RMD, as deferring until April 1 of the following year may result in two withdrawals in one year, which can increase your taxable income.Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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