slept in; sleeping in; sleeps in
1
: to sleep where one is employed
2
a
b
: to sleep late intentionally
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Use this time to disconnect, turn off your phone, sleep in, or enjoy your home in silence.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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
Snuggles in bed In my ideal world, my baby and I are sleeping until like 8:30 a.m., which is sleeping in for us.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Use this time to disconnect, turn off your phone, sleep in, or enjoy your home in silence.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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