26984 words

overnight

11 definitions • 20 examples
1
for or during the night:

Examples:

an overnight stop in Paris
You can stay overnight if you want to.
Don't forget to pack an overnight bag (= a bag for things that you need when you stay away from home for a night).
2

Examples:

She became a star overnight.
The book was an overnight success.
3
to stay somewhere for a night:

Examples:

We've overnighted at some remote and beautiful places.
He overnighted in Detroit before continuing his campaign.
4
to send something to someone so it arrives the next day:

Examples:

He said he needed a new passport urgently, so we overnighted one to him.
These truffles are fresh, overnighted from Italy.
5
for or during the night:

Examples:

You can stay overnight with us if you want to.
fig. The book was an overnight success (= a sudden success).
6
for or during the night:

Examples:

an overnight stay/stop We made an overnight stop in Paris.
Stocks in Hong Kong closed moderately higher encouraged by overnight gains on Wall Street.
7

Examples:

Like many so-called overnight successes, she had been working hard for quite some time.
8
for or during the night:

Examples:

I took a train overnight.
9

Examples:

Building a project like this doesn't happen overnight.
The company almost overnight reformed itself as a real estate developer.
Major capital expenditure is rarely recouped overnight.
10
to stay somewhere for a night:

Examples:

We overnighted at Frankfurt before flying on to Chennai.
11
to send a letter or package to be delivered by the end of the next day:

Examples:

I told him to overnight the contract to me.

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