layover time

Meaning

Layover time refers to the amount of time a passenger spends waiting at an intermediate airport between connecting flights. It can range from a quick thirty minutes to several hours, or even overnight.

Examples

• Our layover time in Paris is only forty-five minutes, so we'll have to run to our next gate.

  Our layover time in Paris is only forty-five minutes, so we'll have to run to our next gate.

• If you have a long layover time, you might want to book a room at the airport hotel.

  If you have a long layover time, you might want to book a room at the airport hotel.

• I usually use my layover time to catch up on work or grab a decent meal.

  I usually use my layover time to catch up on work or grab a decent meal.

• Is three hours of layover time enough to leave the airport and see the city?

  Is three hours of layover time enough to leave the airport and see the city?

• The airline changed our schedule, giving us an eight-hour layover time in Tokyo.

  The airline changed our schedule, giving us an eight-hour layover time in Tokyo.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ My stopover time in London is two hours.

  ✓ My layover time in London is two hours.

  A 'stopover' usually implies staying in a city for 24 hours or more before continuing, while a 'layover' is a short wait between connecting flights.

• ✗ I have a big layover time.

  ✓ I have a long layover time.

  Use 'long' or 'short' to describe layover times, not 'big' or 'small'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• We have a six-hour ___ in Doha, so we might explore the airport lounge.

  💡 The waiting period between flights.

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  layover time

• Make sure you check the ___ before booking, as some connections are very tight.

  💡 Time spent between two flights.

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  layover time