sleep in meaning

sleep in as a verb

1. sleep later than usual or customary
   • On Sundays, I sleep in

   Synonyms: sleep late

   Type of: sleep

2. live in the house where one works
   • our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her

   Synonyms: live in

   Type of: board

sleep in in a sentence

• You may think that animals can sleep in any position.
• The baby was in a deep sleep in his mother's arms.
• There are some people who sleep in the daytime and work at night.
• Look at the cute little baby sleeping in the cradle.
• You are not to sleep in this room.

How to pronounce sleep in

sleep in is pronounced /sliːp ɪn/ in British English and /slip ɪn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.