stay overnight

Meaning

This phrase means to spend the night in a place away from your own home, such as a hotel, a friend's house, or a campsite. It is a very common, neutral expression used in both casual and professional travel planning. The tone is practical and straightforward.

Examples

• We decided to stay overnight in Chicago instead of driving all the way back.

  We decided to stay overnight in Chicago instead of driving all the way back.

• Can we stay overnight at your place after the concert?

  Can we stay overnight at your place after the concert.

• The flight was delayed, so the airline paid for us to stay overnight at a nearby hotel.

  The flight was delayed, so the airline paid for us to stay overnight at a nearby hotel.

• If you stay overnight in the city, parking can be quite expensive.

  If you stay overnight in the city, parking can be quite expensive.

• They had to stay overnight at the hospital for observation after the minor accident.

  They had to stay overnight at the hospital for observation after the minor accident.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We stayed over the night at a cozy cabin.

  ✓ We stayed overnight at a cozy cabin.

  'Overnight' is a single word and should not be split into 'over the night' in this context.

• ✗ I will stay night in London.

  ✓ I will stay overnight in London.

  'Stay night' is missing the prefix 'over-', which is required to make the expression natural. Alternatively, you could say 'stay the night'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since the drive is five hours, we should probably ___ in a hotel.

  💡 spend the night there

  Show answer

  stay overnight

• You don't need to drive back late; you can ___ at our house.

  💡 sleep at our place until morning

  Show answer

  stay overnight