A period of rest or waiting before a further stage in a journey.
‘there was only a forty-eight minute layover’
‘Based upon the schedule, that would have left me a layover of just 25 minutes in Patchogue.’
‘After David went on his way, the rest of us milled about the airport for the rest of our layover.’
‘Infections can be acquired en route, so layovers and intermediate stops should be identified.’
‘The president has already scheduled layovers in Latvia and Georgia, in part to recognize their progress toward democracy.’
‘Many of our nation's airports can be destinations unto themselves with live music, shopping, art and entertainment - all perks that make delays and layovers easier to handle.’
‘Every flight left on time, some even arriving early, and there were no problems with any of our layovers or connections.’
‘The entire flight process takes about eight hours with layovers, so that's not a huge difference.’
‘You become uncomfortably aware of stasis - standing roadside with your thumb out, waiting in Seattle for a three-hour layover, sleeping in an Alberta hostel.’
‘I haven't done any neurology since medical school, so coming back to it was kind of like revisiting a foreign country in which you spent a brief layover en route to your real destination.’
‘After a layover, I am supposed to land in San Diego about 7: 30 pm Pacific time.’
‘Listening to his voice on the phone when I called on my layover in Dallas last night, I could tell without even seeing his face that he felt my loss in the same way, too.’
‘He claimed that my town was ‘on his way’ to Denver, but in truth his little layover added at least two hours of driving time to his vacation.’
‘And I was there for the past two weeks, and I was on my way back from there and had the layover in Paris, and that's how I wound up on this flight.’
‘We had a six-hour layover in JFK, where our teacher told us not to go exploring and to stay put in the seating area near our departure gate.’
‘A thousand miles from anywhere, the Azores are a natural layover for voyaging sailors and adventurous pilgrims.’
‘In one case, the cooperative art dealers didn't even bother to ship the paintings for a brief layover in New Hampshire.’
‘Nor was he told where he would be going during a four-hour layover.’
‘Looks like it'll be tons of fun, as I have to transfer twice and I have a two-hour layover in Baltimore.’
‘My wife and I went on our honeymoon last month and saw this ring during a layover in Paris on the way to the Seychelles.’
‘They don't overrun the place; it's just that their presence is more obvious tonight (this morning) than I've noticed in past overnight layovers here.’
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