Overnight Definition And Meaning

You can stay overnight if you want to. Don't forget to pack an overnight bag (= a bag for things that you need when you stay away from home for a night).

The meaning of OVERNIGHT is on the evening before. How to use overnight in a sentence.

OVERNIGHT definition: for or during the night. See examples of overnight used in a sentence.

If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. The weather remained calm overnight. The decision was reached overnight. Overnight is also an adjective.

When something happens overnight, it occurs during the hours of one night. An overnight party can also be called a sleepover or a slumber party. (Pack your sleeping bag, but you probably won't use it.)

1. During or for the length of the night: Let the meat marinate overnight. 2. In or as if in the course of one night; suddenly: became a sensation overnight.

Overnight can be an adjective or an adverb. Either way, it refers to something that happens in the span of time between one day and the next day.

for or during the night: We'll stay overnight and leave early tomorrow morning. suddenly: New suburbs sprang up overnight. on the previous evening: Preparations were made overnight. done, made, …