LAID OVER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

laid over

verb

past tense of lay over

as in postponed

to assign to a later time we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting

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In February, Discord postponed its controversial age verification policy after receiving backlash from users with concerns about their privacy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
An initial public offering for the missile business has been postponed from the latter half of 2026 until mid-2027.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of postponed

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The game was delayed 88 minutes by rain in the eighth inning.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Braves lost to the Twins, 4-2, in the series opener, a game delayed 51 minutes because of inclement weather and then began with an opening frame that probably had Braves faithful wishing there’d been a lengthier postponement.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of delayed

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Recently released minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's July meeting showed that the Fed deferred questions about its balance sheet until a task force Warsh has assigned to report on that issue comes back.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
If your team didn’t hand out $700 million IOUs deferred until the next century, your owner was just a cheap coward.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

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laid over

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