During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
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That was a long stream! Thank you to everyone that managed to show up! I'm in a funky time zone and got the overnight schedule so I really appreciate it! That was fun!
During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning.
"overnight" means: During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"overnight" means: During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"overnight" means: During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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“That was a long stream! Thank you to everyone that managed to show up! I'm in a funky time zone and got the overnight schedule so I really appreciate it! That was fun!”
“Good morning. Patches of blue today, but still cool from the overnight low of 1. #photooftheday is an archive shot walking in the #CairngormsNationalPark. Happy Tuesday. Have a good one. #scotland #mountains”
“Backed by Admirals determined to have their vanity project, who then couldn’t choose between BAES and Thales, doubling the build price overnight.”
“Russian forces killed two Ukrainian rescuers and wounded dozens more in a deliberate repeated strike on emergency workers responding to an initial attack on a gas production facility in Poltava Oblast overnight, regional authorities and Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reported.”
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(figurative) In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.
They delivered the package overnight.
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Occurring between dusk and dawn.
The overnight ferry docked at 10 a.m.
“Lewis and his brother liked to do day hikes to nearby villages: walk 10 miles to the next pub, stay overnight, walk home. They invited Tolkien once, and the man wouldn't stop tromping into the treeline to point out interesting plants. Annoying! Uninvited!”
“🌀 The week no indie dev talks about: - App review tanks from 4.6 to 3.9 overnight - Complaint emails pile up faster than you can reply - An unexpected bill lands - The washing machine breaks - The kids need new shoes - Google Play flags your app for a policy update”
“Huh no overnight counting at the election and then all day coverage on Friday. I guess it's an election day sesh rather than an election all nighter then”
“Facebook changed the rules. 5 seconds now qualifies a view — not 3. Creators who didn't adapt lost 90% of their revenue overnight. Check your qualified view rate. Fix the format. Stay paid. ✅”
“I am 41. I live with my parents (but only for a couple months) and I'm not allowed to have "overnight company" They get visibly uncomfortable when their married kids stay over with their spouses, too. They won't say anything though.”
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