oversleep

[ oh-ver-sleep ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈslip /

to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.

to sleep beyond (a certain hour): She had overslept her usual time of arising.

to let (oneself) sleep past the hour of arising: Of all mornings to oversleep myself!

Origin of oversleep

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at over-, sleep

Owing to her restless night, Priscilla overslept and had to dress in a hurry to avoid being late to breakfast.

Peggy Raymond's Way |Harriet Lummis Smith
However, to their joy they found that others had also overslept themselves.

Winter Adventures of Three Boys |Egerton R. Young
He went home, but overslept himself, and had to dress in a hurry.

Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks |Bracebridge Hemyng
Wouldnt it be tough if some time we all overslept and didnt wake up till spring!

The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three |Dexter J. Forrester

He had taken a nap and overslept, and here he was, right in the hen-house, in broad daylight.

The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum |Thornton W. Burgess

oversleep

/ (ˌəʊvəˈsliːp) /

(intr) to sleep beyond the intended time for getting up