overnight

English

Adverb

overnight (not comparable)

1. Throughout the night

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

2. During a single night

   They delivered the package overnight.

3. In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time

   The change seemed to happen overnight.

Translations

throughout the night

Danish: i nattens løb Dutch: 's nachts (nl)

Mandarin: 通宵 (cmn) Romansch: sur notg (rm)

during a single night

Danish: natten over

in a very short amount of time

Danish: pludselig (da), straks (da) French: du jour au lendemain (fr)

Spanish: de un día para otro (es), de la noche a la mañana (es)

Adjective

overnight (not comparable)

1. Occurring between dusk and dawn.

   The overnight ferry docked at 10AM.

2. Complete before the next morning.

   Don't expect results overnight.

Verb

overnight (third-person singular simple present overnights, present participle overnighting, simple past and past participle overnighted)

1. (transitive) To send something for delivery the next day.

   We can overnight you the documents for signature.

2. (intransitive) To stay overnight.

Translations

stay overnight

Portuguese: pernoitar (pt) Spanish: pernoctar (es)

Vietnamese: ở qua đêm (vi)

Noun

overnight (plural overnights)

1. Items delivered or completed overnight.

   Have you looked at the overnights yet?

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

Translations

overnight stay

German: Logiernacht (de) f.

Korean: 일박 (ko) (ilbak)