sleep-in
noun1
An instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.
- I didn’t have anything to do Saturday morning, so I decided to have a sleep-in.
sleep in
verbalso spelled sleep-inAU, IN, UK /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/ · CA, US, SC /ˌslip ˈɪn/
1
Idiomatic 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.
2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in.
- She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.
- Related terms
- sleep-in, oversleep