sleep-in

[ sleep-in ]

adjective

1. live-in ( def 1 ).

noun

1. a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.

sleep in

verb

1. to sleep longer than usual
2. to sleep at the place of one's employment

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleep-in¹

First recorded in 1950–55; adj., noun use of verb phrase sleep in

Example Sentences

Perhaps my shoulder muscles were exhausted, but my entire auditory processing system was reveling in the equivalent of a luxurious Sunday morning sleep-in.

From Slate

UC Berkeley students last year protested plans to close the anthropology library by camping there for nearly three months before ending the sleep-in due to a campus compromise to keep it open as a reading room.

From Los Angeles Times

Saturday in Washington, D.C. — almost sleep-in territory.

From Seattle Times

“There will be a sleep-in taking place in the training rooms tonight with the goal of fostering camaraderie in the midst of competition. Further details to be provided. Now that that’s out of the way, who knows what today’s class is about?”

From Literature

“I’m staging another sit-in. A sleep-in.”

From Literature