overnight

adjective, adverb [not gradable]

/ˈoʊ·vərˈnɑɪt/

Definition

› for or during the night: You can stay overnight with us if you want to. fig. The book was an overnight success (= a sudden success).

(Definition of overnight adjective, adverb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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