oversleep
verb
over·sleep ˌō-vər-ˈslēp 
overslept ˌō-vər-ˈslept ; oversleeping
; oversleeping intransitive verb
: to sleep beyond the time for waking
transitive verb
: to allow (oneself) to oversleep
Example Sentences
Be sure to set your alarm clock so that you don't oversleep.
Recent Examples on the Web After oversleeping and missing his bus to school, a Michigan teen was almost killed by a trigger-happy homeowner while trying to ask for directions. 
Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 14 Apr. 2018 Adding to the drama, on the last day of the trial, one of the jurors overslept by an hour and finally woke to find many messages from the court on his phone. Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2018 Among the most typical excuses were traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), the weather (28 percent) and - my favorite - just being too tired to get out of bed (23 percent). Gene Marks, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018 Among the more typical excuses as to why employees are late to work: traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), bad weather (28 percent), too tired to get out of bed (23 percent) and forgetting something (13 percent). Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018 Auburn was his dream school, but the Tigers overslept in the major phase of his recruiting. Jeff Sentell, ajc, 30 Aug. 2017 Last year, he was sent back to his junior team after oversleeping on the first day of training camp. Allan Kreda, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2016 See More
Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 14 Apr. 2018 Adding to the drama, on the last day of the trial, one of the jurors overslept by an hour and finally woke to find many messages from the court on his phone. Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2018 Among the most typical excuses were traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), the weather (28 percent) and - my favorite - just being too tired to get out of bed (23 percent). Gene Marks, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018 Among the more typical excuses as to why employees are late to work: traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), bad weather (28 percent), too tired to get out of bed (23 percent) and forgetting something (13 percent). Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018 Auburn was his dream school, but the Tigers overslept in the major phase of his recruiting. Jeff Sentell, ajc, 30 Aug. 2017 Last year, he was sent back to his junior team after oversleeping on the first day of training camp. Allan Kreda, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2016 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Kids Definition
oversleep
verb
over·sleep ˌō-vər-ˈslēp
overslept
-ˈslept
; oversleeping : to sleep beyond the usual time or beyond the time set for getting up
overslept
verb
as in slept in
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- slept in
- dropped off
- slept
- dreamed
- hibernated
- dozed
- dreamt
- snoozed
- nodded off
- napped
- catnapped
- slumbered
- drowsed (off)
- rested
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- woke
- awoke
- arose
- rose
- aroused
- waked
- awaked