Everyday English
happen overnight
happen extremely quickly
If something does not happen overnight, it takes time and cannot be achieved immediately.
Hear it in real life
I still make mistakes in English.
That is normal; fluency does not happen overnight.
Building confidence in public speaking does not happen overnight.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Learning a language doesn't happen in overnight.
Say: Learning a language doesn't happen overnight.
Do not use “in” before “overnight” in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
it happens overnight; it will not happen overnight; it did not happen overnight
Your turn: say it out loud
Building confidence in public speaking does not happen overnight.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
happen overnight
happen extremely quickly
“Building confidence in public speaking does not happen overnight.”
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