late-night
- adjective
- /ˈleɪtˌnaɪt/
- When the sun set, they got in their car and left for a late-night dinner.
- late-night calls
- late-night phone call
- late-night hours
I think it's average arms for a late night talk shows.
- I think it's average arms for a late night talk shows.
- He's a, he's a late night show host.
- Trump attacks a late night television host.
- She is the brilliant writer and comedian transforming late night TV as we know it.
- We are throwing keep his very own late night talk show.
Examples
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Sevence has apparently gone missing after a late-night fishing trip off the coast of Catalina Island.
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You remember that night, after the club we went and had late-night eggs and waffles until about 5:00 A.M. We watched a movie on the little TV in the diner.
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Call me on my cell phone late night when you need my love.
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We're doing a little late night adventure at McDonald's.
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She is the brilliant writer and comedian transforming late night TV as we know it.
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In the meantime, I highly recommend a late-night snack before we turn in.
Fiction book (1991) -
Strange, but I'm still up watching that late-night movie on Spanish television because I can't sleep.
Fiction book (1999) -
The network's hopes for a late-night hit are riding on the shoulders of the host, a popular Chicago radio announcer.
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In Patricia's experience, late-night business meetings often led to more pleasurable kinds of negotiations.
Fiction book (1999) -
Let's grab a snack during our late-night study session to keep our energy up.
Synonyms
After the usual or planned time
At a time after normal business hours when most places are closed
Happening or open after the usual closing time
How Late
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Late-night joins two simple words: late meaning 'after the usual time' and night meaning 'the hours of darkness'. So late-night describes things that happen or are done very late in the evening or during the night.