overnight
adverb
over·night
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Definition of overnight
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a
: on the evening before
b
: during the night
stayed away overnight
2
: very quickly or suddenly
became famous overnight
overnight
adjectiveDefinition of overnight (Entry 2 of 4)
overnight
verb
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overnighted;
overnighting;
overnights
Definition of overnight (Entry 3 of 4)
: to stay overnight
: to send (something, such as a package or letter) by a mail service for delivery within one day's time
overnight
noun
over·night
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Definition of overnight (Entry 4 of 4)
: an overnight stay
Examples of overnight in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
In February, four months after Hill House‘s October 2018 premiere on Netflix, the streaming platform announced Flanagan and Macy struck a multi-year deal’s worth of projects that include expanding their overnight hit into a full-on anthology. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Everything we know about The Haunting of Bly Manor (so far)," 29 Aug. 2019 Baltimore remained under a flood warning overnight, but the storm appears to have ushered in cooler conditions after nearly a week of temperatures in the 90s. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland weather: Flood warning follows Thursday night thunderstorm; milder temperatures to follow," 23 Aug. 2019 Looking for Light Virgo’s detector in Italy—along with only one of LIGO’s two detectors—recognized the wave initially, but the collaboration was able to manually incorporate data from the second LIGO detector overnight. — Charlie Wood, Scientific American, "Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star," 19 Aug. 2019 The realization of Powell’s vision and America’s rightward shift did not happen overnight; as Jane Mayer of The New Yorkerexposed in her book Dark Money, the road to power took decades, with many disappointments along the way. — Adam Eichen, The New Republic, "After 48 Years, Democrats Still Haven’t Gotten the Memo," 23 July 2019 That won't happen overnight — some of the initiatives will require new government regulations. — NBC News, "Trump to order overhaul of kidney disease program," 10 July 2019 That won't happen overnight — some of the initiatives will require new government regulations. — CBS News, "Trump signs executive order to revamp care for kidney disease — live updates," 10 July 2019 The ruling overturned a district court decision favoring Boise after homeless people challenged two city ordinances that barred them from staying overnight on public property. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Senior-living project at former art museum site advances after Newport council approvals," 14 Aug. 2019 The only solace many of these kids had was staying at a community center’s gymnasium overnight with strangers. — NBC News, "Being an undocumented immigrant threw me into a mental health crisis – here's why," 13 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The steer, named Bullwinkle, weighs about a ton and apparently got stuck after heavy overnight rain, according to Anne Shroeder, who operates Star Gazing Farm, an animal sanctuary in the upper part of Montgomery. — Martin Weil, baltimoresun.com, "A steer named Bullwinkle got stuck in the mud after heavy rains. Maryland fire crews got him out.," 20 Aug. 2019 The steer, named Bullwinkle, weighs about a ton and apparently got stuck after heavy overnight rain, according to Anne Shroeder, who operates Star Gazing Farm, an animal sanctuary in the upper part of Montgomery. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "A stuck steer got a little help from fire and rescue personnel," 19 Aug. 2019 However, overnight rain might carry over into morning fog or spotty drizzles clearing up by 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. — Debora Almeida And Andrew Grant, BostonGlobe.com, "Non-profit aims to get girls in the game," 28 May 2018 The carrier said because more planes were not ready after overnight work, as many as 11,000 passengers a day experienced delays and cancellations. — Dallas News, "American Airlines wins trial over mechanics in work slowdown case," 12 Aug. 2019 By Wednesday and Thursday highs will stay in the upper 70s in Cleveland and overnight temps will dip to the lower 60s. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, "Warm, humid conditions expected for Monday: Cleveland, Akron weather," 11 Aug. 2019 Burlington reached a low of 8 degrees overnight Monday, the Burlington Times-News reported. — Lavendrick Smith, charlotteobserver, "A man tried walking to church in the bitter NC cold. He was found the next morning.," 6 Jan. 2018 This resulted in an almost overnight transformation, as the Reds took Manchester City to the wire in the title race and won the Champions League. — SI.com, "Jurgen Klopp Urges Patience Over Liverpool Transfer Strategy & Says He 'Isn't Jealous' of Rivals," 28 July 2019 Overnight Saturday and overnight Sunday, however, is expected to be partly cloudy without any chances of rain. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Rain, temps in 90s expected in Houston this weekend," 26 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Police said Monday that security guards reported that overnight the window had been painted over. — NBC News, "Berlin memorial to gay victims of Nazis vandalized," 19 Aug. 2019 There's a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms overnight Tuesday. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Storms expected during rush hour in Houston this afternoon," 25 June 2019 Never mind that just a few days ago, 007 killing machine Daniel Craig overnighted here. — Norma Meyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "James Bond’s Jamaican roots," 13 June 2019 Donald Trump has got to go’’ were heard near the Pfister Hotel, where Trump overnighted and attended a pair of closed-door campaign events before heading to the groundbreaking and tour of an existing Foxconn facility. — BostonGlobe.com, "In Wisconsin, Trump highlights economic policies," 28 June 2018 The increase was thanks to a 2.3 percent bump in international visits, which offset a 0.5 percent decrease in the number of domestic travelers who overnighted in Miami. — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, "Despite Irma, Miami tourism grew in 2017. Will Asia flights make 2018 even better? | Miami Herald," 1 May 2018 Mariah Carey, Clint Eastwood and Naomi Campbell have rumored to have overnighted at the sprawling One&Only Cape Town, which is notoriously tight-lipped on famous guests. — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, "How Hollywood Does Cape Town," 17 Apr. 2018 Doctors in Miami had overnighted two small vials of stem cells to the University of Maryland Medical Center. — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, "Stem cells could boost this Maryland baby's heart and chance for a normal life," 9 Mar. 2018 And some will choose to overnight inside the preserve, at one of the wilderness lodges in the Kantishna area, a six-hour, 90-mile rough ride from the entrance. — Andrew Sessa, Condé Nast Traveler, "Sheldon Chalet Is the Most Luxe Way to Experience Alaska’s Denali National Park," 27 Feb. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This historic national landmark offers day and overnight tours for spelunkers (both novice and experienced) to explore the cave’s 32 miles of stalagmites, stalactites, and other unique features. — National Geographic, "Take an epic road trip to Tennessee’s coolest caverns," 16 Aug. 2019 With Andrus as captain and Cummings as mate and chef, Q+M Travels takes visitors on sailing day trips, sunset cruises and overnight tours around San Francisco Bay and along the California coast. — Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, "Can Airbnb transform adventure travel?," 20 June 2019 Those storms were intense at times across north Alabama overnight. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Heat advisories stretch on for south Alabama; some storm damage reported to the north," 14 Aug. 2019 The overnight includes a deluxe dinner, tall tales, roasted marshmallows around a campfire, and a good night’s rest in cozy platform tents. — Lynn O’rourke Hayes, The Know, "Get hooked on these 5 great vacation spots for fly-fishing," 1 Aug. 2019 The freezing gaseous planet slipped into retrograde overnight between Sunday and Monday, coinciding with the Perseid meteor shower. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "How Uranus' retrograde might affect your next few months," 28 Jan. 2019 Someone entered a business overnight and stole property. — Washington Post, "Fairfax County crime report," 1 Aug. 2019 The move represents the latest round of sparring between House Democrats and the Trump administration over the reach of congressional overnight. — Fortune, "House Democrats to Ask Court for Mueller Grand Jury Information," 26 July 2019 Throughout at least Thursday, there's a small to moderate chance of thunderstorms during the daytime, with overnights also expected to be partly cloudy with no rain. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Rain, temps in 90s expected in Houston this weekend," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overnight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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