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19 January

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Which phrase is more common?
sleep in VS sleep late
For example: I sometimes sleep in/sleep late on the weekends.

I just want to mean I sometimes sleep a little longer than usual. I don't want to mean I sometimes oversleep. I know "sleep" can mean either "oversleep" or "sleep late".

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Brian_M

19 January

English (US)

@impressyou Sleep in is more common

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handsomeish

19 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

@Brian_M Thank you. How about talking about oversleeping though? sleep in VS oversleep, which one is more common? For example, I never oversleep/sleep in or I'll be fired.

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leaniva

19 January

English (US)

@impressyou Sleep in implies intentionally waking up at a later time. Oversleep implies you unintentionally (accidentally) woke up at a later time.
However sleep in is more commonly used.

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handsomeish

19 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

@user8394959 Do you mean "sleep in" can also mean "wake up late by accident"? Because "sleep in" is more common as you just said.

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leaniva

19 January

English (US)

Yes “sleep in” is also used for when you “wake up late by accident”
My previous message are just the technical meanings of the words.

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handsomeish

19 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

@user8394959 OK, thank you.

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Which phrase is more common?sleep in VS sleep lateFor example: I sometimes sleep in/sleep late on the weekends.I just want to mean I sometimes sleep a little longer than usual. I don't want to mean I sometimes oversleep. I know "sleep" can mean either "oversleep" or "sleep late". See a translation

@impressyou Sleep in is more common

@impressyou Sleep in implies intentionally waking up at a later time. Oversleep implies you unintentionally (accidentally) woke up at a later time. However sleep in is more commonly used.

Yes “sleep in” is also used for when you “wake up late by accident” My previous message are just the technical meanings of the words.

@impressyou Sleep in implies intentionally waking up at a later time. Oversleep implies you unintentionally (accidentally) woke up at a later time.
However sleep in is more commonly used.

Yes “sleep in” is also used for when you “wake up late by accident”
My previous message are just the technical meanings of the words.