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 • Oct. 20, 2024

Mrs Tomlinson-Blake, from Yorkshire, was paid less than £30 by Mencap for a sleep-in shift between 2200 and 0700.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2021

They held a sleep-in on the lawn of city hall and a rally that drew thousands.

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2018

Also, RESULTS: The Cubs went 5-2 during Legion Week 2017, and have gone 14-2 during Maddon’s sleep-in weeks dating back to 2015.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 28, 2017

She had, of course, left Madame Williams’s immediately upon the death of Richard, saying that she had found a sleep-in job in the country.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin