overstay
verb
- outstay one's welcome
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stay English overstay From over- + stay.
- The act of staying too long.
“For example, if USCIS approves a change of status or extension of stay for a nonimmigrant, the alien may be authorized to remain in the country beyond his or her original period of admission without qualifying as an overstay.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stay English overstay From over- + stay.
- To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
- To remain present beyond the limits of.
“He overstayed his welcome.”
“"[H]e had overstayed his three-score and ten years by something like twenty years. He must have been ninety, if he was a day!"”