overnighted

Stayed until morning

Overnighted is the past tense of overnight used as a verb, meaning sent for delivery by the next day or stayed somewhere for one night.

We overnighted the contract to the lawyers.

The team overnighted in Chicago before the morning meeting.

The verb emerged from express shipping services promising next-day arrival.

shipping

courier

Delivery person or service

parcel · tracking · dispatch · carrier · freight · logistics · shipment · airmail · expedited · priority

lodging

hotel

Commercial lodging establishment

  • stayRemain in position
  • innLodging for wayfarers
  • motelRoadside lodging for drivers

hostel · guesthouse · bed-and-breakfast · accommodation · sleepover · stopover · layover · reservation · booking · suite

Opposites
duration of stay

overnightedday-tripped

Took a same-return outing

stopped by · passed through · popped in · commuted · dropped by

shipping speed

overnightedmailed

Sent through postal service

Phrases
Family

overnight, overnights, overnighting, overnighter, overnighters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G