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(oʊvəʳnaɪt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense overnights, present participle overnighting, past tense, past participle overnighted
1. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
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.
Overnight is also an adjective.
Travel and overnight accommodation are included.
Overnight buying also helped the dollar.
2. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly.
The rules are not going to change overnight.
He's realistic enough to know he's not going to succeed overnight.
Almost overnight, she had aged ten years and become fat.
Overnight is also an adjective.
In 1970 he became an overnight success in America.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights.
He realized he'd left his overnight bag at Mary's house.
4. verb
If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there.
They had told her she would be overnighting in Sydney. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Overnight is also a noun.
Overnights can be arranged.

overnight in British English

adverb (ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt)
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
adjective (ˈəʊvəˌnaɪt) (usually prenominal)
3. 
done in, occurring in, or lasting the night
an overnight stop
4. 
staying for one night
overnight guests
5. 
lasting one night
an overnight trip
an overnight bank loan
6. 
for use during a single night
overnight clothes
7. 
occurring in or as if in the course of one night; sudden
an overnight victory
verb (intransitive)
8. 
to stay the night

overnight in American English

(ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt; ˈoʊvərˌnaɪt)
adverb
1. 
during or through the night
2. 
on or during the previous evening
3. 
suddenly
adjective
4. 
done or going on during or through the night
5. 
of or for the previous evening
6. 
staying through the night
an overnight guest
7.  US
of or for a brief trip
an overnight bag
noun
8. 
an overnight stay, usually one away from home
verb intransitive
9. 
to spend the night, usually away from home

Examples of 'overnight' in a sentence
overnight

She lives at home but her mum now lets me stay overnight.
The Sun (2016)
Factor in petrol costs and any additional overnight stays before deciding which is cheaper overall.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is highly unlikely that the island will become habitable for overnight tourists in the near future.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Do not expect this to happen overnight.
The Sun (2016)
It came as huge areas of the country yesterday ground to a halt after overnight snow and freezing temperatures.
The Sun (2017)
This is no overnight success story.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
An overnight success is very rare.
The Sun (2017)
Young, zippy friends clap when they see awesome new garb and they change their look overnight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I became rich overnight after Lace.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And she would only do one overnight a week away during the campaign, to be back at the end of the second day with her daughters.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Allow it to dry overnight before use.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
With it came the sort of overnight success that pop had the power to bestow back then.
The Sun (2016)
He is our only grandchild and sometimes he would stay overnight at our house.
The Sun (2011)
The rise was spurred on largely by mining stocks after overnight gains in commodity prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You hear of people who wait all their lives to become an overnight sensation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It suggests taking time and having at least one decent overnight stop.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Pack an overnight bag so you can make a quick getaway.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What had happened overnight to change matters is rather unclear.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Trains have become popular and overnight stays cut to a minimum.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The part was made for him and he become an overnight star.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Transformation does not happen overnight and circumstances change.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My mother used to visit a friend quite often to stay overnight.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
Overnight the bank account was virtually empty and we were on our own.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is not something that can be addressed overnight and success depends on a variety of factors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Wealthy men became richer; others suddenly acquired fortunes overnight.
Amanda Mackenzie Stuart Consuelo & Alva: Love and Power in the Gilded Age (2005)
There will also be a cap on the amount MPs can spend on overnight hotel accommodation.
The Sun (2009)
The huts can be used for overnight stays or rented out to holidaymakers for 195 per night.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Everything can suddenly change overnight.
The Sun (2009)
With her now famous misogyny speech, a usually uninspiring leader was transformed overnight into a courageous defender of women's rights.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He played some fairly scratchy golf - at least by the standards of an overnight leader - but he dug in and fought hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
overnight

British English: overnight ADVERB
If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night.
The weather remained calm overnight.
  • American English: overnight
  • Brazilian Portuguese: durante a noite
  • Chinese: 通宵地
  • European Spanish: durante la noche
  • French: durant la nuit
  • German: über Nacht
  • Italian: durante la notte
  • Japanese: 夜のうちに
  • Korean: 밤새
  • European Portuguese: durante a noite
  • Latin American Spanish: durante la noche

Chinese translation of 'overnight'

overnight

(advəuvəˈnaɪt; adjˈəuvənaɪt)

adv

  1. (= during the whole night) [sleep, stay] 一整夜 (yī zhěngyè)
  2. (fig, = suddenly) 一下子 (yīxiàzi)

adj

  1. (= for a night) [accommodation] 过(過)夜的 (guòyè de)
    an overnight success 突如其来(來)的成功 (tū rú qí lái de chénggōng)
    overnight stop or stay 过(過)一夜 (guò yī yè)
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