outstay (Meaning)

Wordnet

outstay (v)

stay too long

surpass in staying power

Webster

outstay (v. t.)

To stay beyond or longer than.

outstay Sentence Examples

  1. The visitors had outstayed their welcome by several hours.
  2. He had been outstaying his lease for weeks, hoping his landlord wouldn't notice.
  3. The child was outstaying his bedtime by an hour, much to his parents' frustration.
  4. The job was expected to take two days, but it had outstayed its deadline.
  5. The house guests had outstayed their intended visit by a week.
  6. The storm had outstayed its expected duration, causing widespread flooding.
  7. The guest speaker outstayed his allotted time, cutting into the time for other speakers.
  8. The overstaying partygoers had trashed the apartment.
  9. The pain had outstayed its welcome, refusing to subside despite medication.
  10. The car had outstayed its parking spot, earning a ticket from the parking enforcement officer.

FAQs About the word outstay

stay too long, surpass in staying powerTo stay beyond or longer than.

overstay, linger, remain, await, dawdle,loiter, wait, dally, hold on, stick around

cut out, bail, pack (up or off), go, quit, go off, bail, clear out, walk out, go

The visitors had outstayed their welcome by several hours.

He had been outstaying his lease for weeks, hoping his landlord wouldn't notice.

The child was outstaying his bedtime by an hour, much to his parents' frustration.

The job was expected to take two days, but it had outstayed its deadline.