overnight
/'ouvə'nait/
Definition
Adverb:
- During or for the duration of one night: Refers to something that happens or lasts from one evening to the next morning.
- Suddenly or very quickly: Refers to something that happens in a very short period of time, as if it occurred in a single night.
Adjective:
- Lasting for, occurring during, or designed for a single night: Describes something that is of, for, or related to the period of one night.
- Achieved or appearing suddenly: Describes a sudden, rapid change in status or condition.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- We decided to stay overnight in a hotel. (This uses "overnight" to mean for the duration of the night.)
- The dough needs to rise overnight. (This uses "overnight" to mean during the night.)
- He became famous overnight. (This uses "overnight" to mean suddenly and very quickly.)
Adjective:
- She packed an overnight bag for the short trip. (This uses "overnight" to describe a bag designed for a stay of one night.)
- The company provides overnight delivery services. (This uses "overnight" to describe a service that is completed by the next morning.)
- The book was an overnight success. (This uses "overnight" to describe a success that was sudden and rapid.)
Advanced Usage
- "To stay overnight": To sleep at a place for one night.
- You're welcome to stay overnight if the weather gets bad.
- "An overnight sensation": A person or thing that becomes extremely popular very suddenly.
- The young singer became an overnight sensation after the video went viral.
Variants and Related Words
- Overnighter (noun): A short trip or visit lasting one night; a small bag for such a trip.
- We took a quick overnighter to the coast.
Synonyms
- Adverb (for duration): For the night, all night.
- Adverb (for speed): Suddenly, instantly, immediately, in a flash.
- Adjective: One-night, nightlong, sudden, rapid, meteoric.
Related Phrases
- Overnight mail/package: Mail or a package sent for delivery the next morning.
- I sent the documents by overnight mail.
- Overnight oats: A breakfast dish prepared by soaking oats in liquid (like milk) in the refrigerator overnight.
- I prepared overnight oats for a quick breakfast tomorrow.
Adjective
- lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
- a nightlong vigil
- an all-night drugstore
- an overnight trip
Adverb
- happening in a short time or with great speed
- these solutions cannot be found overnight!
- during or for the length of one night
- the fish marinates overnight
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