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
Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
This trend has become more popular recently, according to a 2023 online survey of 2,005 adults in the U.S. commissioned by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine that found more than one-third occasionally or consistently sleep in another room to accommodate a partner.
—Jess Cording, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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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
After being at odds with her mom, the singer made the decision to leave and ended up sleeping in her car for about a month.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
This trend has become more popular recently, according to a 2023 online survey of 2,005 adults in the U.S. commissioned by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine that found more than one-third occasionally or consistently sleep in another room to accommodate a partner.
—Jess Cording, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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