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overnight

adjective adverb

lasting, open, or operating through the whole night

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
O
Ends with
T
Contains
VE
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. lasting, open, or operating through the whole night

    “a nightlong vigil”

adverb

  1. during or for the length of one night

    “the fish marinates overnight”

adverb

  1. happening in a short time or with great speed

    “these solutions cannot be found overnight!”

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Example Sentences

a nightlong vigil
an all-night drugstore
an overnight trip
the fish marinates overnight
these solutions cannot be found overnight!

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