Some films become true Cinderella stories on the festival circuit, obscure labours of love that strike a universal chord and blossom into overnightsensations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When penny postage was finally introduced in 1840, it was an overnightsensation.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The book was an overnightsensation.
THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World (2002)
Definition of 'sensation'
sensation
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countable noun
If a person, event, or situation is a sensation, it causes great excitement or interest.
Definition of 'overnight'
overnight
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adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly.