to overnight

Definition of to overnight in English English dictionary: To send something for delivery the next day
We can overnight you the documents for signature.; During a single night
They delivered the package overnight.; To stay overnight; Throughout the night
Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning.; {n} the night before, the night now past; Complete before the next morning; Items delivered or completed overnight; In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight; You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly. The rules are not going to change overnight Almost overnight, she had aged ten years and become fat. Overnight is also an adjective. In 1970 he became an overnight success in America; An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility; The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening; Occurring between dusk and dawn; - See Radio Dayparts; happening in a short time or with great speed; "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"; If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there. They had told her she would be overnighting in Sydney. Overnight is also a noun. Overnights can be arranged; A deal from today until the next business day; Foreign exchange swap from the contract day to the following working day, i e for one day (weekends for 3 days) Abbr : ON; during the night; on the previous evening; happening in a short time or with great speed; "these solutions cannot be found overnight!; Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights. He realized he'd left his overnight bag at Mary's house; If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. The decision was reached overnight Overnight is also an adjective. Travel and overnight accommodation are included; A trade that remains open until the next business day; {s} occurring or continuing during the night; lasting the night; designed to be used for one night (i.e. overnight bag); rapid, sudden; In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time; lasting through or extending over the whole night; "a nightlong vigil"; "an overnight trip"