noun · informal
red-eye
/ˈrɛdˌaɪ/RED·eye
Band 7+speakingtask2
an overnight flight that leaves late at night and arrives early the next morning
Examples
“I took the red-eye to New York and slept very little.”
“Business travellers often take red-eye flights to save time.”
“She arrived after a red-eye and looked exhausted at the meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“I reluctantly took the red-eye and arrived bleary-eyed but on time for the meeting.”
Collocations
- take a red-eye
- red-eye flight
Word family
red-eye nounred-eye flight noun phrasered-eyes noun (plural)
Common mistakes
I took a night flight (when the student meant specifically a red-eye).→I took the red-eye.
Say it for a higher band
5night flight→6overnight flight→7+red-eye
Synonyms
overnight flight
night flight
Easily confused
overnight flight
“I took the red-eye to save on hotel costs.”
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