lay over

verb

1. tr to postpone for future action
2. intr to make a temporary stop in a journey

noun

1. a break in a journey, esp in waiting for a connection

Example Sentences

“We didn’t come out here to lay over, we came out here to win and play to the last snap.”

From Los Angeles Times

And he’s laying over there asleep on me.’”

From New York Times

He said two of the victims were found in a bedroom laying over two children in an apparent attempt to shield them.

From Washington Times

He said two of the victims, all believed to be from Honduras, were found laying over two children inside.

From Washington Times

Even worse was the mural’s bottom half, where graffiti lay over older graffiti and an entire section was painted over with gray paint, which bore even more graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adjourn
• bar
• block
• defer
• detain
• hamper
• hold
• impede
• keep
• obstruct
• postpone
• prevent
• prolong
• put off
• restrict
• shelve
• stall
• stay
• suspend
• withhold