overnight
pronunciation
How to pronounce overnight in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt , ˈəʊvənaɪt]
How to pronounce overnight in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt , ˈoʊvərnaɪt]
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- Adjective:
- lasting through or extending over the whole night
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- Adverb:
- happening in a short time or with great speed
Word Origin
- overnight (adv.)
- early 14c., from over- + night (n.). Originally "on the preceding evening;" sense of "during the night" is attested from 1530s. Meaning "in the course of a single night, hence seemingly instantaneously" is attested from 1939.
Example
- 1. It did not blow up overnight .
- 2. Overnight money now costs 5.25 % after 17 straight hikes .
- 3. The monarchy 's carefully fostered image could crumble overnight .
- 4. That paper led him to develop an overnight shipping company .
- 5. Then I went home and waited to feel grown up and responsible overnight .