layover
Between-flights waiting period
A layover is a scheduled stop during a journey, especially a wait between connecting flights: We have a three-hour layover in Chicago.
The term implies a pause rather than a destination—time spent in transit before continuing.
Long layovers sometimes allow travelers to leave the airport and explore the stopover city briefly.
At the endpoint
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- connectionA joining or relation
- boardingEntering a vehicle
departure · arrival · transfer · customs · security · check-in · baggage · carousel
Interrupt continuity
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- interludePause between sections
- intervalDuration between two points
- gapUnfilled space between
hiatus · respite · breather · rest · downtime · halt · suspension · intermission
terminal
At the endpoint
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- connectionA joining or relation
boarding · departure · arrival · transfer · customs · security · check-in · baggage · carousel · duty-free
break
Interrupt continuity
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- interludePause between sections
- intervalDuration between two points
gap · hiatus · respite · breather · rest · downtime · halt · suspension · intermission
patience
Calm during delays
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- queueOrdered waiting line
clock · time · restless · magazine · snack · people-watching · nap · stretch · browse · wander
temporary
Limited in duration
interim · overnight · prolonged · extended · scheduled · unplanned · unexpected · lengthy · quick
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
- travel woesjet lag, homesickness, lost luggage, missed flight, missed connection
- voyagesvoyage, sea voyage, cruise, passage, crossing
- Flight Connectionshub, transit, transfer, connecting flight, missed connection
- time intervalswaiting period, grace period, interval, pause, timeout
layoverdirect flight
Uninterrupted air travel
nonstop flight · nonstop · direct route · continuation · straight through