verb
- to stay longer than someone or something else
- to stay beyond the limits of what is welcome or appropriate
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘outstay’
Usage: often used in the phrase ‘outstays one’s welcome’
Examples
- She always outstays her welcome at dinner parties.
- The guest outstays everyone else at the hotel.
- He outstays his visa and faces deportation.
- The storm outstays the weather forecast predictions.
- The politician outstays his term limit controversy.
- She outstays her competitors in the endurance race.