overstayverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪ/to stay longer in a place than you are allowed or wanted:
Be careful not to overstay your visa.
They left the party at 11 p.m., careful not to overstay their welcome.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- hold sb over
- keep to somewhere
- leave
- residual
- rest
- sit tight idiom
- sojourn
- stand
- stay
- stay behind
- stop
- tarry
- vestigial
- wait
- wait behind
- wait for sb
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