sleep in
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sleep in
- /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/ Australia, India, UK
- /ˌslip ˈɪn/ Canada, US, Scotland
- /ˌsliːp ˈən/ New Zealand
verb sleeps in · sleeping in · slept in
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To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.
Similar: lie in
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in. She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.
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verb to sleep late
| Español | habérsele pegado a uno las sábanas, dormir hasta tarde |
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| 한국어 | 늦잠을 자다 neutjam-eul jada |
| 日本語 | 寝坊する nebō suru, 寝過ごす nesugosu |
| 中文 | 睡懶覺 /睡懒觉 shuì lǎnjiào, 睡過頭 /睡过头 shuìguòtóu |
| Português | dormir até tarde |
| Français | faire la grasse matinée |
| Deutsch | ausschlafen, verschlafen (oversleep) |
| Русский | проспа́ть prospátʹ, вы́спаться výspatʹsja, отоспа́ться otospátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | ngủ nướng |
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@misc{sleep_in_2026,
title = {sleep in},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sleep%20in},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
