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/ˈoʊvərnˈaɪt/ Listen

adverb

overnight adv.

In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before.

Throughout the night; as, the candle will not last overnight.

During the night; hence, in a short period of time; as, his prospects of winning changed overnight. "I had been telling her all that happened overnight."

adjective

overnight adj. Ocurring or accomplished during one night; as, guaranteed overnight delivery of a package.

noun

Overnight n. The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Overnight'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Overnight" Quotes from Famous Books

... disturbed by the arrival of a messenger, who had been sent express from the country by Mr. Clover, with a packet for the lieutenant, and arrived in town overnight; but as he was obliged to have recourse to the information of Jack's correspondent in the city, touching the place of his abode, before he demanded entrance at the Fleet the gate was shut; nor would the turnkeys admit him, although he told them that he was charged with a message of the utmost ...

— The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I • Tobias Smollett

... slipped by in pleasant conversation until a later hour, and as thunder-clouds were rising my host tried to keep me overnight. But I thought this would not be allowable, and, armed with an umbrella, I set off along the road, with ...

— Uarda • Georg Ebers

... did the inn, so noisy overnight, seem by morning. The shutters partially closed to keep out the sun—the taproom deserted—the passage smelling of stale smoke—an elderly dog, lazily snapping at the flies, at the foot of the ...

— Night and Morning, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... vat, the fat or oil is prepared by boiling with 1 or 2 per cent. of sulphuric acid (141 deg. Tw. or 60 deg. B.) for one or two hours and allowed to rest, preferably overnight; by this treatment the fat is deprived of any dirt, lime or other impurity present. After withdrawing the acid liquor, the fat or oil is transferred to the other vat, where it is mixed with one-fifth of its bulk of water (condensed or distilled), and open steam ...

— The Handbook of Soap Manufacture • W. H. Simmons

... head on Joe's shoulder and fall asleep—sink into peace and stillness. But time and again she came to with a jerk, started forward and eagerly scanned the faces for Rhona. What had happened to the girl? Would she be kept in jail overnight? Or had something worse happened? An increasing fear took possession of her. She felt in the presence of enemies. Joe was asleep. She could not question him, could not be set at ease. And how soundly he slept, breathing deeply, ...

— The Nine-Tenths • James Oppenheim

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