Sleep in
/ˈsliːp ˌɪn/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour. idiomatic, intransitive
"On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in."
- 2 sleep later than usual or customary wordnet
- 3 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in. intransitive
"She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in."
- 4 live in the house where one works wordnet
Example
More examples"On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in."