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
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 28 Sep. 2024
Francis, who has prioritized trips to places never visited by a pope, or where Catholics are a small minority, is only the second pope to visit Singapore, following a brief five-hour layover by the late John Paul II in 1986.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
For a preppy moment, style the cardigan laid over your shoulders with some extra-baggy jeans.
—Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
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Noun
For some, that may be an excuse to extend the layover and turn it from inconvenience to opportunity, especially as Iceland prepares for a winter of strong seismic activity that could lead to particularly bright displays of the northern lights this year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 28 Sep. 2024
Francis, who has prioritized trips to places never visited by a pope, or where Catholics are a small minority, is only the second pope to visit Singapore, following a brief five-hour layover by the late John Paul II in 1986.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
Footage of Hart reflecting on his career and working in his recording studio is interspersed between interviews of athletes reflecting on their own relationships with music and rhythm, all of which is laid over an original score by Hart himself.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
For a preppy moment, style the cardigan laid over your shoulders with some extra-baggy jeans.
—Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
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Such temporary trading stops kick in automatically when stock prices move suddenly beyond certain limits.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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And the first stop for unhappy voters could be, as before, the counts themselves.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Thanks to to novel coronavirus global pandemic, Hugh Jackman’s The Music Man is postponed to spring 2021.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Gallant was scheduled to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in Washington in early October — a trip Gallant initiated — but it was postponed at Netanyahu’s request.Max Burman, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, the newfound highland cities were too big to simply be trading posts or Silk Road stopovers, Frachetti and his colleagues believe.Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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But that was set back by two days of bad weather in Ohio, their previous stopover.Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Verb
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In August 2024, the Financial Times reported that 40% of more than 100 projects evaluated were delayed.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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This year, state laws still in place in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin prohibiting election workers from counting early votes until Election Day are expected to delay results again.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Chop up candy or candy bars with a knife or scissors and put over ice cream or frozen yogurt.Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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When Cody tried to put over the gaudy Crown Jewel Championship, fans did not seem all that impressed with it.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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After the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, reviewed the national security implications of the sale, the Biden administration deferred a decision until after the election.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, only 14% of employees deferred the maximum amount into 401(k) plans, according to Vanguard’s 2024 How America Saves report, which included data from 1,500 qualified plans and nearly 5 million participants.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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