opposite of 'fall asleep'

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faryan

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How should someone state that his/her being late was because he/she got up late unintentionally? The word or the phrase would be the opposite of 'fall asleep'?
 

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I overslept.

(For example: My alarm was set for 6, but I never heard it. I woke up at 8.)
 

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