overnight1 adverbovernight2 adjective
overnighto‧ver‧night1 /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/ ●●○ adverb 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Several members of the board became millionaires overnight.
- I got out of bed, and my back had stiffened up overnight to where I could just barely bend.
- It was a lost opportunity, but you can't change some people overnight.
- Nothing really worthwhile can be accomplished overnight or without a lot of effort on your part.
- The volunteers fasted overnight, or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon.
- We stayed overnight in a motor camp in Picton and continued next day, southwards down the east coast to Kaikoura.
- When radar was directed toward Mercury in the early I960s the situation changed overnight.
WORD SETS
AC, accessory, nounadapter, nounaerosol, nounalarm, nounarm, nounash, nounattaché case, nounbag, nounbar, nounbarrel, nounbeep, verbbeeswax, nounbell, nounbelly, nounbelt, nounbench, nounbenzine, nounbinding, nounbiro, nounbolt, nounbooth, nounbox, nounbox, verbbrad, nounbriefcase, nounbristle, nounbrolly, nounbrush, nounbucket, nounbuckle, nounbuffer, nounbulb, nounBulldog clip, nounbulletin board, nounbullhorn, nounbung, nounbunting, nounbusiness card, nounbutt, nounbutton, nounbuzzer, nouncable, nouncalling card, nouncan, nouncandle, nouncane, nouncarbon, nouncarbon copy, nouncarbon paper, nouncard, nouncardboard, nouncardboard, adjectivecardboard cut-out, nouncard catalog, nouncarrier, nouncarrier bag, nouncarryall, nouncart, nouncarton, nouncartridge, nouncase, nouncaster, nouncatch, nounCellophane, nouncesspit, nounchain, nounchalice, nounchannel, nounchart, nounchute, nouncitronella, nounclamp, nouncleat, nounclip, nounclipboard, nouncomb, nouncombination lock, nouncompartment, nouncord, nouncrank, nouncrate, nouncrepe paper, nouncycle, noundetector, noundial, noundigital, adjectivedisposable, adjectivedrape, verbdrawing pin, noundryer, noundurable goods, nounDurex, nounearplug, nounelastic band, nouneraser, nouneyelet, nounfabric, nounfelt-tip pen, nounfemale, adjectivefence, nounfiberglass, nounfibreglass, nounfigurine, nounfilament, nounfile, verbFilofax, nounfire extinguisher, nounfirewood, nounfitness, nounflag, nounflagon, nounflagstaff, nounflashlight, nounflat, adjectivefloodlight, nounfoam, nounfoam, verbfog, verbfolder, nounfoolscap, nounforecourt, nounfountain, nounfountain pen, nounframe, nounfunnel, nounfuse, noungadget, noungadgetry, noungargle, verbgas, nounglue, noungoggles, noungold card, noungranny knot, noungravel, noungravelled, adjectivegravelly, adjectivegrease, noungreetings card, noungrommet, noungum, noungun, noungunnysack, noungut, nounhand-held, adjectivehandle, nounhandloom, nounharness, nounhasp, nounhealth, nounhessian, nounhinge, nounhip, nounhoarding, nounhoist, nounholder, nounhook, nounhoop, nounhooter, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhub, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveillness, nounindented, adjectiveinflatable, adjectiveingrained, adjectiveink, nouninn, nouninnkeeper, nouninsoluble, adjectiveivory, nounjacket, nounjack-knife, nounjoss stick, nounjuggle, verbkey, nounkeypad, nounkey ring, nounKleenex, nounknife, nounknob, nounlabel, nounladder, nounlantern, nounlatch, nounlatchkey, nounlather, nounlather, verbLCD, nounlead, nounlectern, nounlegal pad, nounlens, nounletterbox, nounlever, nounlibrary, nounlid, nounlidded, adjectivelift, nounlight, nounlight bulb, nounlink, nounlinseed oil, nounlitter bin, nounlock, nounlodestone, nounlog, nounloop, verblost property, nounmagnet, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnifying glass, nounmale, adjectivemantle, nounmanual, adjectivemarker, nounmarker pen, nounmarket day, nounmast, nounmastic, nounmatchstick, nounmaterial, nounmeter, nounmeths, nounmode, nounmortar, nounmortise lock, nounmould, nounmounting, nounmovement, nounnail, nounnameplate, nounnet, nounnib, nounnipple, nounnon-standard, adjectivenoose, nounnotebook, nounnotepad, nounnoticeboard, nounnozzle, nounnut, nounoil, verboilcan, nounoily, adjectiveorb, nounoutfit, nounoutlet, nounovernight, adverbpack, verbpackage, nounpad, nounpad, verbpadlock, nounpaintwork, nounpantyliner, nounpaper, nounpaperclip, nounpasserby, nounpaste, verbpasteboard, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpattern, nounpaving, nounpearl, nounpen, nounpenknife, nounpicket fence, nounpillbox, nounpince-nez, nounpinhead, nounpipe, nounpix, nounpizza parlor, nounplug, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket calculator, nounpocket knife, nounpointer, nounpoison, nounpole, nounportfolio, nounPost-it, nounpowder, nounpowdered, adjectivepropellant, nounpropelling pencil, nounpump-action, adjectivePX, nounquarter, verbrack, nounreceptionist, nounreel, nounrefill, nounreflector, nounrefrigerate, verbregimen, nounreservation, nounreserve, verbsachet, nounsack, nounscratchpad, nounscratch paper, nounscreen, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounseason ticket, nounseat, nounself-assembly, adjectiveseptic tank, nounservice, nounservice, verbsetting, nounshade, nounsharpener, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbshovelful, nounsilver paper, nounsiphon, nounslat, nounslice, verbslot machine, nounslug, nounsmoke, nounsoot, nounsort, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounsponge, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspray paint, nounspring, nounstaff, nounstake, nounstalk, nounstandard, nounstaple, nounstapler, nounstationery, nounsteam, nounsteam clean, verbsteel, nounsteel wool, nounstepladder, nounstick, verbstick, nounsticker, nounstilt, nounstopper, nounstorm lantern, nounstrap, nounstreamer, nounstring, nounstub, nounsucker, nounSuperglue, nounswipe, verbswitch, nounswivel, nountab, nountack, nountag, nountag, verbtank, nountap, nountape, nountassel, nountattle, verbtea break, nounthong, nounthread, nountime-saving, adjectivetinder, nountinderbox, nountissue, nountop, nountote bag, nountowel, verbtray, nountrolley, nountube, nountubing, nountwine, nountwo-way mirror, nounumbrella, nounvent, nounvial, nounwaiting room, nounwasher, nounwaste paper, nounwatch, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewhistle, verbwooden, adjectivewriting paper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Pam’s staying overnight at my house. Reputations are not changed overnight.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He packed an overnight bag and left. The trip includes an overnight stop in London.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
Pam’s staying overnight at my house. Reputations are not changed overnight. (=a small suitcase or bag for a short stay somewhere)· All you need to take is an overnight bag.
(=very quickly)· Old habits cannot be changed overnight.
He packed an overnight bag and left. (=stay from one evening to the next day) Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?
Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?· Business trips may involve an overnight stay.
The trip includes an overnight stop in London.· Geologically, parts of the country are still evolving, like the island of Surtsey, which appeared overnight in 1973.· Stunning new products and levels of service do not appear overnight.
· He was a patient man: he knew that the attitude of Heads and teachers could not be changed overnight.· When radar was directed toward Mercury in the early I960s the situation changed overnight.· Your footy fortunes can change overnight.· But they will not change overnight.· Attitudes and mentalities fashioned over 30 years did not change overnight.· Though the conditions of supply had changed overnight in October 1981, the conditions of demand for mortgage securities had not.· People's perception of me changed overnight.· And needs change overnight, as many executives and senior managers have found to their dismay in the past several years.
· However, one of them disappeared overnight, after being perfectly healthy during the day.· This is not something that is going to disappear overnight.· And they always know it can disappear overnight.
· Leave to dry overnight before gently bending back the waxed paper and lifting off the piped outlines with a palette knife.· The suit dried overnight, while he slept.· Allow to dry overnight, then buff with a soft cloth.· Allow the graph to dry overnight before hanging it up.· Trim neatly around bottom edge and leave to dry overnight.· Leave to dry overnight until hard.· Let them dry overnight before you switch on the heat again.· But it does make sense to paint floors last thing at night, giving the paint a chance to dry overnight.
· A positive attitude towards ageing doesn't happen overnight, it comes with age.· Here the dislocation seemed to happen overnight.· However, it is not something that happens overnight.· This perception did not happen overnight, and can not be changed overnight by candidates or wives.· Of course, what became this major achievement did not happen overnight.· The greatest lineout jumper in the world is not going to walk into any old team and have it happen overnight.· Change doesn't happen overnight so we must continue to address real concerns, use real science and aim for realistic targets.· Of course this will not happen overnight.
· When cool, refrigerate overnight with weight still on.· Cover and refrigerate overnight or for several hours.· Stir lightly to dissolve. Refrigerate overnight or at least 6 hours.· Let stand at room temperature 3 to 4 hours or refrigerate overnight.· Let sit 1 hour at room temperature or cover and refrigerate overnight.· It is best to refrigerate overnight.
· Bigdollar contributors were offered overnight stays in the Lincoln Bedroom.· She says your child has been admitted but call back later to see if she is going to stay overnight.· We were staying overnight at Blackburn bothy, which is set in a small wood with a stream wending through it.· Our hospital policy permits fathers to live-in with the mother and stay overnight. 7.· He arrived unannounced yesterday and stayed overnight.· On a Saturday, supporters driving hundreds of miles from east and west Tennessee could stay overnight without missing work.
WORD FAMILYnounnightmidnightnightieadjectivenightlyovernightadverbovernightnightly
1for or during the night: Pam’s staying overnight at my house.2suddenly or surprisingly quickly: He became a millionaire overnight.happen/appear/change overnight Reputations are not changed overnight. ► Do not talk about ‘an overnight’ because overnightis never a noun. It is either an adverb or an adjective.overnight1 adverbovernight2 adjective
overnighto‧ver‧night2 /ˈəʊvənaɪt $ ˈoʊvər-/ ●●○ adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an overnight delivery service
- After an overnight rain, the sky appeared clear and blue.
- Dealer financing rate for overnight sale and repurchase of Treasury securities.
- In 1981, it had 26 percent of the overnight market; by 1989, it was down to 12 percent.
- She gave him five minutes to pack an overnight bag under Dexter's supervision and say farewell to his family.
- The key overnight rate will settle at 0. 45 percent, the same as yesterday, a money market broker said.
- They take eighteen hours all told, including the overnight soaking.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He packed an overnight bag and left. The trip includes an overnight stop in London.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(=a small suitcase or bag for a short stay somewhere)· All you need to take is an overnight bag.
(=very quickly)· Old habits cannot be changed overnight.
He packed an overnight bag and left. (=stay from one evening to the next day) Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?
Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?· Business trips may involve an overnight stay.
The trip includes an overnight stop in London.· Included in the cost is all overnight accommodation.· For $ 239, you and your Valentine are treated to the same fabulous dinner, and overnight accommodations.· Except where * indicates that overnight accommodation for 3 nights in Budapest is on a bed and breakfast basis.· Day 8 Agra-Khajuraho A morning flight will take you to Khajuraho with overnight accommodation at the Taj.· Several can offer overnight accommodation to pilots socked-inn by weather.· Many of these huts provide overnight accommodation if you feel like being a bit adventurous.· Ultimately, it is expected to provide overnight accommodation for up to 30 volunteers.· The cost of your ticket, plus overnight accommodation and full Yorkshire breakfast, will be £28.50.
· She looked at him, then realised her overnight bag was in the boot.· She gave him five minutes to pack an overnight bag under Dexter's supervision and say farewell to his family.· Bring a friend or relative for moral support and help in juggling insurance forms and your overnight bag.· She received her overnight bag and Rachel's box from Bryn and thanked him warmly.· She collected an overnight bag and left.· I packed an overnight bag and went and checked the street through a chink in the curtain.· Unzipping her overnight bag, she took out a copy of one of Puddephat's books.
· An overnight case had been placed carefully on a sheet of newspaper.
· Being the contrary cuss he was, he did not find this overnight change of ambience entirely melancholy.· Or perhaps he found traditional concepts so firmly entrenched that he was powerless to effect any radical overnight change.· There was never a big overnight change.· Drastic overnight changes will certainly lead to digestive upsets.
· Stewart's 67 left him a stroke ahead of his playing partner Rodger Davies and two in front of the overnight leader, Bernhard Langer.
· The unwary movement caused her foot to slip on the footpath made muddy by the overnight rain.· After an overnight rain, the sky appeared clear and blue.· Andrew Caddick was probably only reprieved by overnight rain which gave the pitch an early greenish tinge.· Officials believe one explanation may be the heavy overnight rain in the area prevented the tar from bonding.· There was blood on the ground from the exit wound which had not been entirely washed away by the overnight rain.· It was a clear day, cloudless and cold, with the overnight rain still glistening on the cobbles.· Among them was a small cuddly bunny wrapped in a plastic bag against the overnight rain.
· We arrive in Innsbruck for dinner and an overnight stay.· On to the Muskoka resort region for an overnight stay at the Highwayman Inn.· An overnight stay in Fort Lauderdale is complimentary for passengers departing from the West Coast.· His trips usually involve an overnight stay, and he pays the company rent for this occasional occupation.· The average charge for an overnight stay in such historic surroundings was £16 for the four of us, including breakfast.· Yes, if you have to spend any time in hospital as the result of an accident which requires an overnight stay.· A six-hour delay on an overnight stay?
· Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse.· Foreigners generally get off at Novosibirsk for an overnight stop, but I stayed on the train.· If you wish, we can arrange for your luggage to be sent on ahead to each of the overnight stops.· One such overnight stop was in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to stay with and enlist the support of pilot Dorothy Leh.· Souk Sebt, a Saturday marketplace, was our overnight stop.· This journey also includes an overnight stop near Wurzburg.· We cross to Calais and continue to Brussels for our first overnight stop.
· Euston Films' future Christmas Period Stand-By was not an overnight success.· Galway's revival is no overnight success.· Bassett was closely involved in the success of Wimbledon's Crazy Gang, so he is no overnight success.
· Edward had arrived by the overnight train and felt like death.· Following the Sunday events, Joe saw a thoroughly inebriated Longworth off on the overnight train.· Day 5 Sat Aswan-Cairo Another free day before taking the overnight train to Cairo.· If you take the overnight train across the country beware of public holidays when they're very crowded.· Only an overnight train journey, however, divides it from tropical areas and their exotic products.· I at once applied for leave, which was granted, and set off for Edinburgh on the overnight train.
WORD FAMILYnounnightmidnightnightieadjectivenightlyovernightadverbovernightnightly
1happening during the night or for the night: an overnight flight to Chicago overnight accommodation in London2happening surprisingly quickly: The show was an overnight success. his overnight decision to become a vegetarian