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OVERNIGHT definition: 1. for or during the night: 2. suddenly and unexpectedly: 3. to stay somewhere for a night: . Learn more.
: of, lasting, or staying the night. 2. : sudden, rapid. an overnight sensation. 3. : traveling during the night. an overnight train.
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.
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.
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.
If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. The weather remained calm overnight. The decision was reached overnight.
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.)
OVERNIGHT meaning: 1. for or during the night: 2. very quickly or suddenly: . Learn more.
suddenly or quickly. Don't expect it to improve overnight. She became famous overnight. See overnight in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: overnight. Definition of overnight adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. /ˈəʊvənaɪt/ /ˈəʊvərnaɪt/ [only before noun] happening during the night; for a night. an overnight flight. overnight accommodation. She took only an overnight bag (= containing the things needed for a night spent away from home). Take your English to the next level.
