verb
- past tense of overstay; to remain somewhere longer than planned, permitted, or welcome
Examples
- She overstayed her visa and had to pay a fine.
- The guests overstayed their welcome at the dinner party.
- He overstayed his lunch break and got in trouble with his boss.
- The tourist overstayed in the country by three weeks.
- They overstayed at the hotel past checkout time.
- I overstayed my parking meter and received a ticket.