A layover is a wait in the middle of a trip, when one part of the journey is over and the next plane — or train, or bus — has not left yet. People say it most about flying: you land, you stay in the airport for a few hours, then you board another plane. That wait is the layover.

A layover一個layover is a wait in the middle of a trip就是行程中間的等待, when one part of the journey is over當旅程的一段結束了, and the next plane — or train, or bus而下一班飛機、火車，或巴士 — has not left yet還沒出發的時候。People人們 say it most about flying最常用在搭飛機的情境: you land你降落, you stay in the airport for a few hours在機場待幾個小時, then you board another plane然後再登上另一班飛機。That wait那段等待 is the layover就是layover。

It is ordinary travel talk, not slang and not fancy. A layover is usually short, and you often stay inside the airport.

It is ordinary travel talk這是普通的旅遊用語, not slang and not fancy不是俚語，也不花俏。A layover一個layover is usually short通常很短, and you often stay inside the airport而且你通常待在機場裡面。

People mix it up with a stopover. A stopover is more like choosing to stay in that city for a night or two, on purpose.

People人們 mix it up with a stopover常把它跟stopover搞混。A stopover而stopover比較像是 is more like choosing to stay in that city for a night or two故意選擇在那座城市停留一兩晚, on purpose。

Though actually, travellers and even airlines do not keep the two words tidy: a night on the airport seats is still a layover to many people, and some tickets say layover when the gap is long. You can have a two-hour layover or a twelve-hour one. The two-word verb is lay over: the flight lays over in Tokyo.

Though actually不過其實, travellers and even airlines旅客甚至航空公司 do not keep the two words tidy也沒有把這兩個字分得很清楚: a night on the airport seats睡在機場座椅上一整晚 is still a layover to many people對很多人來說還是叫layover, and some tickets而有些機票 say layover when the gap is long在轉機時間很長的時候也寫layover。You can have a two-hour layover你可能有兩小時的layover or a twelve-hour one或十二小時的。The two-word verb兩個字的動詞形式 is lay over是lay over: the flight這班航班 lays over in Tokyo在東京lay over。