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    overnight
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    o‧ver‧night1 /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/ adverb
     Word Family: noun: night, midnight, nightie; adverb: overnight, nightly; adjective: nightly, overnight
    1. for or during the night:
        Pam’s staying overnight at my house.
    2. suddenly or surprisingly quickly:
        He became a millionaire overnight.
        happen/appear/change overnight
        Reputations are not changed overnight.
      ► Do not talk about ‘an overnight’ because overnight is never a noun. It is either an adverb or an adjective.

    II
    o‧ver‧night2 /ˈəʊvənaɪt $ ˈoʊvər-/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: night, midnight, nightie; adverb: overnight, nightly; adjective: nightly, overnight
    1. happening during the night or for the night:
        an overnight flight to Chicago
        overnight accommodation in London
    2. happening surprisingly quickly:
        The show was an overnight success.
        his overnight decision to become a vegetarian