red-eye
Definition
- Verb (intransitive): To travel on an overnight flight, typically one that is long, tiring, and arrives very early in the morning or late at night.
Usage
The verb "to red-eye" is used to describe the specific action of taking a flight that departs late at night and arrives early the next morning. It implies a journey that is often chosen for schedule or cost reasons but results in fatigue. It is typically followed by a prepositional phrase indicating the route (e.g., from...to...).
Examples
- Verb:
- I had to red-eye from New York to Los Angeles for the morning meeting.
- To save on hotel costs, we red-eyed back home after the conference.
- She red-eyes to the West Coast so frequently that she's used to the lack of sleep.
Advanced Usage
- The term originates from the red, tired appearance of passengers' eyes after a sleepless overnight flight. As a verb, it is informal and primarily used in American English.
- It can sometimes be used attributively as a noun modifier, though this is a different part of speech (e.g., ). The core verb form refers solely to the act of traveling on such a flight.
Variants and Related Words
- Red-eye (noun): 1. The overnight flight itself. 2. (Informal) The phenomenon of red eyes in photographs caused by camera flash.
- Red-eye flight (noun phrase): The specific type of overnight flight.
Synonyms
- Take an overnight flight: A more formal and descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
Related Idioms or Phrases
- Catch a red-eye: This is a common collocation meaning to take an overnight flight.
Verb
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travel on an overnight flight
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The candidate red-eyed from California to the East Coast the night before the election to give a last stump speech
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