sleep in

See also: sleep-in

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /sliːp ɪn/
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Verb

sleep in (third-person singular simple present sleeps in, present participle sleeping in, simple past and past participle slept in)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep,‎ in.
    She didn't come home last night —her bed hasn't been slept in.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
    Synonym: lie in
    On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.

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