Overnight
WordNet
adjective
(1) Lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
"A nightlong vigil"
"An all-night drugstore"
"An overnight trip"
adverb
(2) Happening in a short time or with great speed
"These solutions cannot be found overnight!"
WiktionaryText
Adverb
- Throughout the night
- Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning.
- During a single night
- They delivered the package overnight.
- In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time
- The change seemed to happen overnight.
Adjective
- Occurring between dusk and dawn.
- The overnight ferry docked at 10AM.
- Complete before the next morning.
- Don't expect results overnight.
Verb
- To send something for delivery the next day.
- We can overnight you the documents for signature.
Noun
- Items delivered or completed overnight.
- Have you looked at the overnights yet?
- An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility.