Definitions for overnight
ˈoʊ vərˈnaɪt; ˈoʊ vərˌnaɪtovernight

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nightlong, all-night, overnightadverb

   lasting, open, or operating through the whole night

   "a nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight trip"

2. overnightadverb

   during or for the length of one night

   "the fish marinates overnight"

3. overnightadverb

   happening in a short time or with great speed

   "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. overnightadverb

   During the night; hence, in a short period of time; as, his prospects of winning changed overnight.

2. overnightadjective

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. overnightnoun

   Items delivered or completed overnight.

   Have you looked at the overnights yet?

2. overnightnoun

   An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility.

3. overnightverb

   To stay overnight; to spend the night.

4. overnightverb

   To send something for delivery the next day.

   We can overnight you the documents for signature.

5. overnightadverb

   Throughout the night

   Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning.

6. overnightadverb

   During a single night

   They delivered the package overnight.

7. overnightadverb

   In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time

   The change seemed to happen overnight.

8. overnightadjective

   Occurring between dusk and dawn.

   The overnight ferry docked at 10AM.

9. overnightadjective

   Complete before the next morning.

   Don't expect results overnight.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Overnightnoun

   This seems to be used by Shakespeare as a noun, but by Addison more properly, as I have before placed it, as a noun with a preposition. Night before bed-time.

   Etymology: over and night.

   If I had given you this at over-night,
   She might have been o’erta’en. William Shakespeare.

   Will confesses, that for half his life his head ached every morning with reading men over-night. Addison.

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1. Overnight

   Overnight is a 2003 documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and fall of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy, the writer-director of The Boondock Saints, and was filmed at his request. Duffy is presented as a victim of his own ego, and as the film progresses and his fortunes fade Duffy becomes increasingly abusive to his friends, relatives and business partners. According to co-director Montana, "Troy seemed to revel in the attention of Hollywood's lights and our cameras. Only three times during the production did he ask not to be filmed. It was on those occasions that he threatened us."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Overnight

   ō′vėr-nīt, n. the forepart of the evening, esp. that of the day just past.—adv. during the night: on the evening of the day just past.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'overnight' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4254

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'overnight' in Adverbs Frequency: #401

How to pronounce overnight?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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How to say overnight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overnight in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overnight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of overnight in a Sentence

1. Helane Becker:

   They started as an overnight letter company. But even before there was email, Fred Smith correctly surmised that fax would overtake the overnight letter, you have to admire the tenacity with which Fred Smith's continued to stay ahead of the curve.

2. Rachel Denber:

   The past year, I would argue, has been the worst on record for human rights in Azerbaijan since the breakup of the Soviet Union, i don't think it's fair to expect countries to have perfect transitions overnight, or maybe even in 24 years (since Soviet disintegration in the region, in 1991). But I do think it's fair to expect them to not regress significantly.

3. Darren Guccione:

   This hack or any other major hack will not cause the millennial generation to change their habits overnight, we're talking about changing the mindset of an entire generation that generally grew up to be very trusting with their digital information.

4. John Kasich:

   I think the fundamental issue here are the resources, i don't want to give you exactly the numbers, but it's about half the resources in this bill that were in Obamacare. Now, I can tell you we can do with less resources, but you can't do it overnight and you can't give people a $3,000 or 4,000 health insurance policy. You know where they're going to be? They're going to be living in the emergency rooms again.

5. Michael James:

   Overall, the tone of the market has gotten much better in the last week, and nothing happened overnight to dent that optimism, even with China down nearly 6 percent.

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