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How to pronounce overstay in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms outstay
Type of abide, bide, stay


overstay or outstay one's welcome.

Examples of overstay

overstay
Now let's hope they learn a lesson from Trista and don't overstay their welcome.
From the usatoday.com
Segments are produced to near perfection and almost never overstay their welcome.
From the kentucky.com
They may enter the country without proper documentation, or overstay their visas.
From the sacbee.com
The season didn't overstay its welcome in Denver because it never really showed up.
From the denverpost.com
How can governments ensure that guest workers do not overstay their welcome?
From the economist.com
So much so that Anna decides to overstay her visa through the end of summer.
From the forbes.com
His administration has worked on establishing a system to vet visa overstay records.
From the sacbee.com
A mischievous pelican shows up for comic relief, but he doesn't overstay his welcome.
From the timesunion.com
Then there are those who overstay their genuine visitor's visas, and so on.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome"
  • (Overstaying) Staying in a country beyond the date permitted by immigration.
  • Someone who entered the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa and stayed beyond the period of time authorized. If a non-immigrant is considered an overstay his/her visa will be void and he/she must obtain a new visa at a U.S. consulate located in his/her country of nationality.
  • Describes a room in which the guests have decided to stay longer than originally intended.
  • A visitor who has exceed the stay in the U.S. after the date indicated on the Arrival-Departure Record, Form I-94.
  • To fail to leave the U.S. by the time permitted by the DHS on the nonimmigrant visa (as ordinarily indicated on the 1-94 card), or to fail to arrange other legal status by that time.