overnights

Sleeps away briefly

Overnights are things that happen or last through the night.

In broadcasting, overnights are preliminary ratings data available the morning after a program airs: The overnights look promising for the new show.

In finance, overnight rates govern short-term lending between banks.

As a verb, to overnight something is to send it for next-day delivery: We'll overnight the contract to you.

travel

layover

Break between connecting flights

journey · itinerary · excursion · transit · red-eye · camping · adventure · trekking · globetrotting · destination

stays

hotel

Commercial lodging establishment

  • motelRoadside lodging for drivers
  • innLodging for wayfarers
  • hostelShared traveler lodging

guesthouse · lodging · resort · cabin · chalet · villa · bed-and-breakfast · homestay · ryokan · pension

ratings

viewership

Collective television audience

programming · television · prime-time · share · demographics · sweeps · numbers · network · simulcast

finance

trading

Exchanging for value

positions · swaps · rates · market · repo · lending · borrowing · interest · liquidity · settlement

shipping

express

State or fast train

shipment · package · freight · logistics · dispatch · tracking · carrier · fulfillment · priority · next-day

Categories
Opposites
duration of stay

overnightsday trips

Short journeys returning home

commutes · round trips · stopovers

broadcast timing

overnightsprimetime

Television's highest-viewership period

daytime · daytimes · prime time · morning drive · afternoon drive

Phrases
Family

overnight, overnighted, overnighting, overnighter, overnighters

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G