overnight

pronunciation

How to pronounce overnight in British English: UK [ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt , ˈəʊvənaɪt]word uk audio image

How to pronounce overnight in American English: US [ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt , ˈoʊvərnaɪt] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    lasting through or extending over the whole night
  • 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 .

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