make a stopover

Meaning

To 'make a stopover' means to stay temporarily in a place during a long journey, typically between flights. It usually involves staying for a night or a few days before continuing to your final destination, as opposed to a short layover where you don't leave the airport. It is a common travel term used when planning multi-city itineraries.

Examples

• We decided to make a stopover in Singapore for two days on our way to Australia.

  We decided to make a stopover in Singapore for two days on our way to Australia.

• If you book with this airline, you can make a stopover in Iceland at no extra cost.

  If you book with this airline, you can make a stopover in Iceland at no extra cost.

• Instead of flying direct, we are going to make a stopover in Doha to see the city.

  Instead of flying direct, we are going to make a stopover in Doha to see the city.

• I always prefer to make a stopover on long-haul flights to recover from jet lag.

  I always prefer to make a stopover on long-haul flights to recover from jet lag.

• Are you going straight to Tokyo, or are you planning to make a stopover somewhere?

  Are you going straight to Tokyo, or are you planning to make a stopover somewhere?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We made a stopover to Paris.

  ✓ We made a stopover in Paris.

  Use the preposition 'in' to indicate the city where you are stopping over, not 'to'.

• ✗ I want to do a stopover in Dubai.

  ✓ I want to make a stopover in Dubai.

  The standard collocation is 'make a stopover' or 'have a stopover', not 'do a stopover'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• To avoid a 24-hour flight, we decided to ___ in Hawaii.

  💡 Stay temporarily during a long trip.

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  make a stopover

• Does your ticket allow you to ___ without paying an extra fee?

  💡 Break up your journey with a short stay.

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  make a stopover