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    overnight
    /ˌəʊvəˈnʌɪt/

    adverb

    • 1. for the duration of a night: "they refused to stay overnight"

    adjective

    • 1. done, happening, or for use overnight: "an overnight stay"

    verb

    • 1. stay for the night in a particular place: "I overnighted at the Beverly Wilshire"

    noun

    • 1. a stop or stay lasting one night: "overnights can be arranged in Kathmandu"

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  2. to send something to someone so it arrives the next day: He said he needed a new passport urgently, so we overnighted one to him. These truffles are fresh, overnighted from Italy. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. 1. : of, lasting, or staying the night. 2. : sudden, rapid. an overnight sensation. 3. : traveling during the night. an overnight train.

  4. to send something to someone so it arrives the next day: He said he needed a new passport urgently, so we overnighted one to him. These truffles are fresh, overnighted from Italy. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  5. adjective. done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night: an overnight stop; an overnight decision. staying for one night: a group of overnight guests. designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights. night. intended for delivery on the next day: overnight letters; an overnight package.

  6. Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights.

  7. When something happens overnight, it occurs during the hours of one night. An overnight party can also be called a sleepover or a slumber party. (Pack your sleeping bag, but you probably won't use it.)

  8. Jun 2, 2024 · During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past. Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning. They delivered the package overnight. ( figurative) In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time .

  9. Overnight definition: Lasting for, extending over, or remaining during a night.

  10. 1. for the duration of the night: we stopped overnight. 2. in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly: the situation changed overnight. adj ( usually prenominal) 3. done in, occurring in, or lasting the night: an overnight stop. 4. staying for one night: overnight guests.

  11. Definition of overnight adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.