overnight Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
nightlong; all-night.
- a nightlong vigil
- an all-night drugstore
- an overnight trip
-
adverb during or for the length of one night
- the fish marinates overnight
-
adverb happening in a short time or with great speed
- these solutions cannot be found overnight!
WordNet
O"ver*night` noun
Definitions
The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening. R. Shak.
O"ver*night" adverb
Definitions
In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last .overnight I had been telling her all that happened overnight. Dickens.
