lay over

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to interrupt a journey with a temporary stay somewhere

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   lay over

   Usage: Pause a journey for a temporary stay; a location or duration may follow.

   We had to lay over in a small port while the ferry engine was repaired.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   We had to lay over in a small port while the ferry engine was repaired.

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