noun · neutral
layover
UK/ˈleɪəʊvə(r)/US/ˈleɪoʊvər/LAY·o·ver
a short stay somewhere between parts of a journey, especially between flights
Examples
“I had a six-hour layover in Singapore, so I visited the city.”
“Because of the long layover, we left the airport for a few hours.”
“The airline offered a hotel for passengers with an overnight layover.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because the scheduled layover was only forty minutes, I almost missed my onward flight when the inbound plane was delayed.”
Collocations
- have a layover
- a short/long layover
- overnight layover
Word family
Common mistakes
I have a two hours layover in Dubai.→I have a two-hour layover in Dubai.
There is a long layover for Singapore.→There is a long layover in Singapore.
Say it for a higher band
5connection→6stopover→7+layover
Synonyms
stopover
connection
Easily confused
connection
“I missed my connection because the first flight was delayed.”
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