Overnight
Overnight adjective - Lasting, open, or operating through the whole night.
Short
Short adjective - Primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration.
Usage example: a short flight
Both words in one sentence
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Broken limbs heal overnight, anything less with a short nap... at the cost of having to eat every few hours.
Source: Video Game / Cataclysm - Unfortunately he's still a Lieutenant at the start of Dark Knight, making this one hell of an overnight promotion to running the entire Gotham PD (mind you, candidates might be in short supply after the last one was murdered in his own office).
Source: Rank Up -
Tidal pools, where stranded creatures eke out a living in an environment where the water they need to survive can drain out overnight, temperatures roast them alive, and where oxygen is in short supply.
Source: Death World
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