sleep-in

American  

[sleep-in] / ˈslipˌɪn /

adjective

1. live-in.

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noun

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

sleep in British  

verb

1. to sleep longer than usual

2. to sleep at the place of one's employment

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sleep in Idioms  

1. Sleep at one's place of employment, as in They have a butler and maid who both sleep in . [First half of 1800s]

2. Sleep late, either accidentally or deliberately. For example, I slept in and missed my usual train , or On weekends we like to sleep in . [Late 1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of sleep-in

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