overnight
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Definitions
noun
- Items delivered or completed overnight.“Have you looked at the overnights yet?”
- An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility.
- (in the plural) Viewership ratings for a television show that are published the morning after it is broadcast, and may be revised later on.
- The fore part of the previous night; yesterday evening.
verb
- To stay overnight; to spend the night.
- To send something for delivery the next day.“We can overnight you the documents for signature.”
adjective
- Occurring between dusk and dawn.“The overnight ferry docked at 10AM.”
- Complete before the next morning.“Don't expect overnight delivery.”
- Of an activity or event in which participants stay overnight.“They sent their kids to overnight camp.”
adverb
- During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.“Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning.”
- In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.“The change seemed to happen overnight.”
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Synonyms
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