Sleep in meaning
Sleep in is a phrasal verb that means to stay in bed past your usual waking hour.
- Past simple
- slept in
- Past participle
- slept in
- -ing form
- sleeping in
What sleep in means
B1informal
To stay in bed past your usual waking hour
I slept in on Saturday and missed breakfast.
Similar phrasal verbs
With in: come in, go in, fill in, get in, believe in, check in, give in, hand in, keep in, log in.
Common questions
What does sleep in mean?
To stay in bed past your usual waking hour.
What is the past tense of sleep in?
Slept in, which is also its past participle.
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