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to overnight

to overnight

5 3.2
To stay somewhere for one night or send something to arrive the next morning
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/
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  • Let's get this footage overnighted to New York.
  • get the magazine overnighted

I overnighted this to my parents house and then made them overnight it to me to England.

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Examples

  • Why didn't she overnight it?

  • They've overnighted all the data, and I've got to compose the piece by tomorrow.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • We can overnight it to her.

  • Then he'll overnight it to Chicago and cross his fingers.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Is there any way I can overnight these samples?

  • I'm like, I need you to fly to New York tomorrow, box up all your stuff and overnight it to New Orleans.

  • - And I overnighted a copy to them already.

  • No, I overnighted it to you.

  • I need five rolls of fabric overnighted from London.

  • I need to overnight this package so it arrives early tomorrow.

Synonyms

to stay at
vsto overnight
450 2.0

To live somewhere for a short time, like a hotel or a friend's house

staying just one night or sending items to arrive next day
to sleep over
vsto overnight
  • Informal
63 2.8

To stay at someone else's house for the night

covers staying for the night or sending items to arrive the next day

Phrasal Verbs

Put something in water and leave it all night to make it soft

Compounds

11 2.8

A small bag for clothes and things you need for one night

A small bag for clothes and items for one night's trip

A person or thing that becomes very famous very quickly

How Fast

express mail
1 2.8
to overnight
5 3.2
1st class
2.9

Surface Forms

overnight infinitive
overnighted past participle
overnighting present participle
overnights third person singular

Morphology

overnight = overnight (semi-transparent) = over + night

The verbal use is based on the adverb/adjective 'overnight', but the specialized delivery sense is a conventional extension rather than a fully compositional one.

Etymology

Overnight The verb overnight is formed from over + night and means to do something 'during the night', so to 'overnight' can mean to stay for the night or to send something so it arrives by morning.