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overstay

verb

over·​stay ˌō-vər-ˈstā How to pronounce overstay (audio)
overstayed; overstaying; overstays

transitive verb

: to stay beyond the time or the limits of

Example Sentences

She was guilty of overstaying a student visa.
Recent Examples on the Web These aren't the first messages to show that Prehn was preemptively planning to overstay his term on the board. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022 Delta Air Lines has a new message for travelers used to logging several hours on their laptops at its airport clubs: Don’t overstay your welcome. Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Elsewhere in the interview, Simmons advised today's bands not to overstay their welcome as touring artists. Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022 Part of that was keeping the sincerity and humbleness of the characters, none of whom overstay or overdo things; these are characters who really listen and observe the situations around them. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2022 Colombia is not part of the program, so crime tourists usually sneak into the United States illegally, overstay a visa or travel on fraudulent documents. Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022 Managers and others check in, but don’t overstay their time at the table. Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021 Sometimes these follow-ups run out of ideas, and many series overstay their welcome, but some are gone too soon. Simon Hill, Wired, 26 Oct. 2021 The reason is usually that top analysts and top money managers tend to overstay in stocks and in sectors that have performed well and eventually lose ground rapidly when those sectors fall out of favor. Sami J. Karam, National Review, 18 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overstay was in 1641

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