slept in; sleeping in; sleeps in
1
: to sleep where one is employed
2
a
b
: to sleep late intentionally
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
After a day of Janine avoiding Gregory, the two finally start to hash it out during a sleep-in field trip at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The sets are more generous in size so sleeping in these might be akin to swimming in a pool of soft decadence.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
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Adjective
The rugged, little Bean Pod still features teardrop-like sizing but replaces the sleep-in cabin with a sprawling multi-compartment gear storage setup.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
After a day of Janine avoiding Gregory, the two finally start to hash it out during a sleep-in field trip at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
Verb
Dogs show affection in various ways, but the main signs that your dog loves you include bringing you gifts, greeting you eagerly, sleeping in your bed, putting you second only to food, looking at you in the eyes with love, and following you around.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The sets are more generous in size so sleeping in these might be akin to swimming in a pool of soft decadence.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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