overnight

Formsovernights, overnighting, overnighted

Pluralovernights

1. 1
   adverb

   During the night, or all through the night that has just passed.

   The snow fell overnight and covered the whole yard.

   She left her car parked outside overnight.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Happening during the night, between sunset and sunrise.

   They took an overnight train across the country.

   An overnight frost damaged the young plants.

   Similarnighttime, nocturnal

   Oppositedaytime

3. 3
   adjective

   Finished or ready before the next morning.

   The printer offers overnight delivery for urgent orders.

   They promised an overnight repair on the broken machine.

   Similarnext-day

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4. 4
   adverbfiguratively

   Suddenly, in a very short and surprising amount of time.

   Like waking up to find everything has changed all at once.

   The video made her famous overnight.

   Prices for the stock nearly doubled overnight.

   Similarsuddenly, instantly, immediately

   Oppositegradually, slowly

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5. 5
   verbintransitive

   To stay somewhere for the night.

   We overnighted in a small village inn during the hike.

   Climbers often overnight at the base camp before the final climb.

   Similarstay, sleep, lodge, stop

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6. 6
   adjective

   Lasting through the night, so the people taking part sleep there.

   The school organized an overnight field trip to the coast.

   Their overnight retreat ended with a sunrise hike.

   Similarresidential, sleepaway

7. 7
   verbUStransitive

   To send something so it arrives the next morning.

   Please overnight the signed contract to our Chicago office.

   She overnighted the samples to the lab yesterday.

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   A stay of one night, usually at a hotel or other lodging.

   The trip included an overnight at a roadside motel.

   We booked an overnight in the city to catch the early flight.

   Similarstopover, layover

9. 9
   nouncountable

   Something delivered or finished by the next morning.

   The courier dropped off three overnights before nine.

   Mark this report as an overnight for the printer.

10. 10
    nouncountableplural

    Early TV ratings that come out the morning after a show airs.

    The show's overnights were strong, beating every rival channel.

    Producers waited nervously for the overnight after the premiere.

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