overnight

During the night, or for the whole night.

• We stayed overnight.
• Leave the beans to soak overnight.
• It snowed overnight, so the roads were white.

Similar words: during the night

Common phrases: stay overnight, leave overnight, soak overnight

Very quickly, often more quickly than people expect.

• Things won't change overnight.
• The video made her famous overnight.
• You cannot solve these problems overnight.

Similar words: suddenly, rapidly

Opposites: gradually

Common phrases: happen overnight, change overnight, become famous overnight

Happening during the night or lasting through the night.

• We took an overnight train.
• An overnight stay costs fifty pounds.
• Overnight rain left puddles on the road.

Similar words: nighttime

Opposites: daytime

Common phrases: overnight train, overnight stay, overnight flight

Finished or delivered by the next morning.

• We offer overnight delivery.
• She paid extra for overnight shipping.
• The courier's overnight service gets it there by morning.

Common phrases: overnight delivery, overnight shipping, overnight service

To spend the night in a particular place.

• We overnighted in Paris.
• The hikers overnighted at a mountain hut.
• Will the crew overnight here before leaving?

How to use it: overnight at/in somewhere (We overnighted at a small hotel.)

Similar words: stay the night

Common phrases: overnight at something, overnight in something

To send something using a service that delivers it the next day.

• Please overnight the documents.
• She overnighted a package to our office.
• Can you overnight me a replacement?

How to use it: overnight something to someone (I'll overnight the contract to you.); overnight someone something (They overnighted us the replacement part.)

Similar words: send by express mail

Common phrases: overnight something, overnight the documents

Something delivered or finished during the night and ready the next day.

• The overnight arrived this morning.
• Have you checked yesterday's overnights?
• The office sorts the overnights before opening the regular mail.

Common phrases: check the overnight, receive an overnight