overstay

Speech parts

1. overstay - Noun

2. overstay - Verb

Meaning

To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

outstay continue extended stay extend abuse exceed impose exploit luck fool lag misuse prolong mislead
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Antonyms

end get guide leave protect die
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Hypernyms

stay abide bide

Phrases with the word

overstay one's welcome

Derivatives

overstayed overstaid overstaying

Anagrams

stayover

Examples

I'd seen people overstay their welcome and I didn't want that to happen at all. Bobby Rahal

overstay or outstay one's welcome Source: Internet

Anyone whose visa expired before March 26, the starting date of the amnesty, is now on very substantial overstay if they have remained in the shadows. Source: Internet

A strong continuation of the Country saga, although one that betrayed hints that the series was perhaps starting to overstay its welcome. Source: Internet

This sort of analysis is more Farmer’s Almanac than fine meteorology, but in most cases summer does overstay its welcome for at least a few days. Source: Internet

The ruthless appetite of some African leaders to overstay, even when their terms of office expire, remains a shameful negative, which does not augur well for the future. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

overstately overstatement overstater overstay one's welcome overstayal overstayer