sleep on
Third Person
sleeps on
Present Participle
sleeping on
Past Tense
slept on
Past Participle
slept on
1
to postpone making a decision until the next day or a later time, often to think about it more
transitive
- Rather than rushing into an agreement, they decided to sleep on the partnership offer and reconvene later.
- The team leader recommended sleeping on the new project proposal before giving a definitive answer.
- Faced with a difficult choice, she opted to sleep on the decision to avoid making a hasty choice.
- Before finalizing the contract, the parties agreed to sleep on the terms and discuss any revisions in the morning.
- The couple agreed to sleep on whether to go on a spontaneous trip or stick to their original plans.
2
to ignore or undervalue someone or something
- People are really sleeping on that restaurant down the street.
- Don't sleep on her; she's one of the best players on the team.
- I slept on that movie for years before finally watching it.
- Critics slept on his early work, but now it's considered groundbreaking.
- You can't sleep on this deal; it's too good to pass up.