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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lay over" is not correct; it should be "a layover." You can use it when referring to a stop at an airport between flights, typically when traveling.
Example: "We have a three-hour layover in Chicago before our next flight to New York."
Alternatives: "a stopover" or "a connection."
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According to Mega News Nocturno, on Spanish language station Mega TV, during a lay over in El Salvador, her 14 year old daughter, Andrea, asked to use the bathroom in the airport, and never returned in time to join the flight to it's final destination in Toronto.
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