Meanings
nounsleep-in (plural sleep-ins)
plural sleep-ins
- An instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.
I didn’t have anything to do Saturday morning, so I decided to have a sleep-in.
Synonyms: lie-in
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.
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Translations
French grasse matinée
- grasse matinéean instance of sleeping in
German langer Schlaf, langes Schlafen
- langer Schlafan instance of sleeping in
- langes Schlafenan instance of sleeping in
Polish wyspanie się
- wyspanie sięan instance of sleeping in
Swedish sovmorgon
- sovmorgonan instance of sleeping in
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APA
sleep-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep-in
MLA
“sleep-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep-in. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleep-in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep-in.
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