laid over
Broke the journey
Laid over is the past tense of lay over, meaning to make a stop during a journey before continuing to a final destination.
The phrase typically describes breaks in air travel: We laid over in Chicago for three hours before catching our connecting flight.
A layover is the noun form for such a stop.
- superimposedPlaced over something else
- drapedHung in loose folds
- delayedMade to wait longer
- layoverBreak between connecting flights
- stackedArranged in a heap
stranded · change of plans · stopover · connecting flight · covered · paused · juxtaposed · rescheduled · put on hold · rerouted · flight delay · overlapping · overnight · spread · merged · positioned · waited · waiting around