Definitions for overnight
ˈoʊ vərˈnaɪt; ˈoʊ vərˌnaɪtovernight

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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!"

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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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 generally refers to the duration or period of an entire night, typically from evening till morning. It can also suggest a sudden or rapid change or occurrence, as in something happening unexpectedly or within a short timeframe. The term is often used in various contexts such as travel, business, or shipping to denote actions or processes happening during the night or within a 24-hour timeframe.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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?

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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. Eddie Cantor:

   It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.

2. Diana Rankin:

   Instead of thinking about where you are, think about where you want to be. It takes twenty years of hard work to become an overnight success.

3. Frank Scheer:

   The current study further suggests that extending the overnight fasting duration in overweight individuals with a habitually short overnight fasting duration leads to weight loss, at least in part due to reduced daily caloric intake.

4. Rob Carr/Getty Images:

   The truth of the matter is, it gets darkest before it gets brightest, we are going to have to go through this. It takes three to five years to completely change a culture. Futility doesn’t just disappear overnight, and to create a positive environment, it takes time. It’s not going to happen overnight.

5. John Mara:

   Well, I haven’t given them any reason to believe that, it’s up to (co-owner) Steve (Tisch) and me to make the right choices going forward to earn back their trust. That is not going to be an overnight process. That’s going to take some time, but it starts with getting the general manager pick done correctly and then with hiring the right head coach. That’s going to be a process that we’re going to have to earn their trust again. As I said, that’s not going to happen overnight.

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