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[ adverb ] happening in a short time or with great speed
Examples "these solutions cannot be found overnight!" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)But we must never forget , most_of the appropriate heroes and their legends were created overnight , to answer immediate needs , almost always with conscious aims and ends . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Overnight , for_one_thing , Porter 's film multiplied the standard running_time of movies by ten . |
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[ adjective ] lasting through or extending over the whole night
Synonyms Examples "a nightlong vigil" "an overnight trip" Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)She 'd say she did n't feel good on Sunday , could n't go_to church - there 'd be a little argument , but she could be stubborn - and when the old_woman had gone , quick pack the things she 'd need to take , all but the dress she 'd wear Monday , and take the bag down to that place in the station where you could put things in a locker overnight , for a dime . (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)There was , of_course , no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel . Related terms |
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