overnight

adjective
UK: /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/
US: /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/

  1. Happening or done during the night.

    1. The snow fell overnight, covering everything. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company became an overnight success, surprising everyone in the industry. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

instantly nightly momentarily
overnight adverb

  1. During or for the duration of one night.

    1. We stayed overnight at a hotel near the airport. [ ] [ ]
    2. The package arrived overnight, much faster than I expected it to. [ ] [ ]
overnight intransitive-verb

  1. To stay somewhere for one night.

    1. Can I overnight at your place? [ ] [ ]
    2. They overnighted in Chicago before continuing their journey to the West Coast. [ ] [ ]
overnight noun

  1. A stay for one night.

    1. It was just an overnight visit. [ ] [ ]
    2. The business trip was a quick overnight, leaving early the next morning. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "overnight" is /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/ in British English and /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "overnight": instantly, nightly, momentarily.

Example usage of "overnight": "The snow fell overnight, covering everything.". More examples on the page.