Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overnight"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overnight \O"ver*night"\, adv.
In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening
before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last
overnight.
I had been telling her all that happened overnight.
--Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overnight \O"ver*night`\, n.
The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
[R.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
overnight
adj : lasting through or extending over the whole night; "a
nightlong vigil"; "an overnight trip" [syn: {nightlong}]
adv : happening in a short time or with great speed; "these
solutions cannot be found overnight!"
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