: that lives at the place of employment
a sleep-in maid
slept in; sleeping in; sleeps in
1
: to sleep where one is employed
2
a
b
: to sleep late intentionally
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C.c. Weiss
may 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026
Back then, Jackson flew to Greenville to organize marches and lead a sleep-in to reach their goal.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
With little other choice, the players slept in the bus.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
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Adjective
Separating those two sleep-in ends are the entry-side kitchen block and far-side dry bathroom.
—C.c. Weiss
may 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026
Back then, Jackson flew to Greenville to organize marches and lead a sleep-in to reach their goal.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
In northwestern Oregon's Silver Falls State Park tour operator Tree Climbing at Silver Falls leads visitors up towering old-growth trees—which are some of the largest and rarest trees in the world—and provides gear to sleep in their branches.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
With little other choice, the players slept in the bus.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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