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overstay

verb

  1. outstay one's welcome
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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.

  1. 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.

  1. To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
  2. 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!"