Associations to the word «Overstay»

Wiktionary

OVERSTAY, verb. (intransitive) To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
OVERSTAY, verb. (transitive) To remain present beyond the limits of.
OVERSTAY, noun. The act of staying too long.
OVERSTAY ONE'S WELCOME, verb. Alternative form of wear out one's welcome

Dictionary definition

OVERSTAY, verb. Stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis