outsleep

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sleep longer than intended or longer than a specified time: "outsleep" means to continue sleeping beyond a planned waking time or beyond a particular event or period.
   • To sleep through something: It can also mean to sleep until a specific condition (e.g., rain) has ended.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • He outslept his alarm and missed the morning meeting. (He slept longer than his alarm allowed, causing him to be late.)
  • The child outslept the storm, waking up only after the rain had stopped. (He slept through the entire storm until it ended.)

Advanced Usage

• "to outsleep one's welcome": to sleep so long that one overstays their hospitality or causes inconvenience.
  • She outslept her welcome at the hotel, checking out past noon. (She slept beyond the expected checkout time.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oversleep (verb): a more common synonym meaning to sleep beyond one's intended waking time.
  • I overslept and was late for work. (I slept longer than planned.)
• Sleep in (phrasal verb): to sleep later than usual intentionally.
  • On weekends, I like to sleep in until 10 a.m. (I sleep later than my usual weekday time.)

Synonyms

• Oversleep: to sleep beyond the intended time.
• Sleep through: to remain asleep while something happens (e.g., an alarm or noise).

Related Idioms

• Sleep like a log: to sleep very deeply and soundly.
  • He slept like a log and outslept the thunderstorm. (He slept so deeply that he was unaware of the storm.)