OVERNIGHT

I. adverb Date: 14th century 1. on the evening before, during the night , very quickly or suddenly , II. adjective Date: 1824 of, lasting, or staying the night, sudden , rapid , traveling during the night , 4. accomplished by a mail service within one day's time , delivered within one day's time , III. verb Date: 1891 intransitive verb to stay ~, transitive verb to send (as a package or letter) by a mail service for delivery within one day's time, IV. noun Date: 1959 an ~ stay