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单词 overnight
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overnight

1 of 4

adverb

over·​night ˌō-vər-ˈnīt How to pronounce overnight (audio)
1
a
: on the evening before
b
: during the night
stayed away overnight
2
: very quickly or suddenly
became famous overnight

overnight

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adjective

over·​night ˌō-vər-ˈnīt How to pronounce overnight (audio)
1
: of, lasting, or staying the night
2
: sudden, rapid
an overnight sensation
3
: traveling during the night
an overnight train
4
a
: accomplished by a mail service within one day's time
overnight delivery
b
: delivered within one day's time
overnight mail

overnight

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verb

over·​night ˈō-vər-ˌnīt How to pronounce overnight (audio) ˌō-vər-ˈnīt How to pronounce overnight (audio)
overnighted; overnighting; overnights

intransitive verb

: to stay overnight

transitive verb

: to send (something, such as a package or letter) by a mail service for delivery within one day's time

overnight

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noun

over·​night ˈō-vər-ˌnīt How to pronounce overnight (audio)
: an overnight stay

Example Sentences

Adverb He stayed overnight and went home the next day. Let the paint dry overnight. The novel made her famous overnight. Adjective They went on an overnight bus trip. Overnight guests are not allowed in the dormitory. The show was an overnight success. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
An isolated shower or thunderstorm is still possible overnight with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Molly Robey, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 The sky will be mostly clear overnight with low temperatures in the upper 50s to the mid-60s. Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 The top performing sectors overnight were energy, which gained +1.82%, materials, which gained +1.31%, and consumer discretionary, which gained +1.25% while healthcare was off -1.04% and consumer staples was down -0.08%. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Several strikes were reported near the plant overnight. Erin Prater, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 Leon Veldt, a spokesman for the government's asylum-seeker accommodation organization, said Saturday that the migrants were moved overnight to alternative accommodations in other locations. Mike Corder, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 Jose said this group did not come into being overnight. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Van Ness then reminded fans that results aren't going to appear overnight. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 So, this won't kill the scientific publishing industry overnight. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022
Adjective
It's tucked away inside the boutiquey C. Baldwin Hotel, which offers valet parking for $8 for restaurant visitors and $45 for overnight guests. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022 The hut’s five pinewood rooms are simple and unfussy, and its restaurant offers traditional South Tyrolean fare to overnight guests and visiting hikers alike. Gina Rich, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 And there’s a chance of still more rain on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect high temperatures from the mid-80s to about 90, and overnight lows from the mid-60s to about 70. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 This includes executive sponsorship, budgets and an understanding that this will not be an overnight process. Ahmed Sheikh, Forbes, 5 July 2022 In Kansas, for example, where 209 new warm temperature records were set, 142 were for new overnight lows like the May 12 record in Wallace. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022 Visitors can tour many of the lighthouses along the Lighthouse Trail, and some of these historic structures even welcome overnight guests. Outside Online, 8 June 2022 The chalet will provide you with a container to fill up for each room of overnight guests. Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2022 For when your in-laws come to town, your friend swings by for the night, or your kid wants to have a sleepover, a sleeper sofa can be the save-the-day piece of furniture for overnight guests. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 13 May 2022
Verb
If Newport Aeronautical had the documents, Barazin would photocopy and overnight them to the customers. WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022 This time, Magnanti had to overnight the mask to Los Angeles, where the women’s team departed from. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022 These mobile providers may be able to overnight a new device or replacement so your business doesn’t have to stop when your devices do. Max Silber, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 Dell was able to overnight a replacement module for the 7090, which easily slid into place. Dwight Silverman, Forbes, 14 June 2021 For every room booked May 4-12 for stays between July 6 and Oct. 29, 2020, using the code THANKYOU, guests will get up to 50% off standard room rates and Great Wolf will donate one overnight stay to a nurse. Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2020 The company making Perkins’ ring had reopened and agreed to overnight the ring to the couple via FedEx. Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2020 Fed up, last week the Bullhead City attorney overnighted a letter to the social media behemoth, making a more official request for Facebook to do something. Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 2 Mar. 2020 And then there are the teachers, whose own well-being has been tested by their school systems’ overnight transition to online instruction. Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2020
Noun
But Gabby felt good about things going into the overnight. Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 Tomorrow night: Shower and storm chances increase during the evening and overnight as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Mayer and several other investors had camped out on Coffee Caye on scouting trips before, but this was the first overnight tour that anyone -- investor or non-investor -- could join. Richard Collett, CNN, 10 Mar. 2022 It was picked as the best overnight mask for our SELF Healthy Beauty Awards 2022. Sarah Madaus, SELF, 20 July 2022 On June 15, the implied Federal Funds Rate (the rate banks borrow and lend their excess reserves to each other overnight) for February 1, 2023, was 3.71%. Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 July 2022 Whether an airline pays for the overnight depends on a variety of situations. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 1 July 2022 Dear Amy: Seven months ago, my-in-laws took my not-quite-5-year-old child for an overnight and broke the one rule that my spouse and I set for our child’s time with them: NOT to ride their ATV. Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2022 Tonight: More showers and storms are possible during the early evening, with partly to mostly cloudy skies through the overnight. Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1891, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

overnight 1 of 2

adverb

over·​night ˌō-vər-ˈnīt How to pronounce overnight (audio)
1
: during or through the night
Can I stay overnight?
2
: very quickly or suddenly
He became famous overnight.

overnight

2 of 2

adjective

1
: done or lasting through the night
an overnight journey
2
: staying for the night
an overnight guest
3
: for use on short trips
an overnight bag
4
: happening very quickly or suddenly
an overnight success

overnight

adjective

as in midnight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • midnight
  • night
  • late
  • nighttime
  • nightly
  • nocturnal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • daily
  • noon
  • diurnal
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