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bedtime

bedtime

160 1.0
The time you usually go to bed at night
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdˌtaɪm/
translation icon : hora de acostarse
  • All right, guys, it's so past your bedtime, come on.
  • a bedtime routine
  • a bedtime story
  • children's bedtime

Roll onto your temples or wrists before bedtime to foster sound sleep.

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Examples

  • I'm tired by that time that bedtime rolls around.

  • My favorite part of the evening is reading a book to my daughter before her bedtime.

  • This is not an ideal bedtime, but I got home super late.

  • And now for a bedtime story.

  • Time for your bedtime, I think.

  • I suppose all this will make a great bedtime story to tell your kid.

  • And it does seem to be pretty effective as a bedtime routine.

  • And it became part of our bedtime routine.

  • I think it's past your bedtime.

  • Nothing should interfere with the bedtime habits; neither evening shows nor guests.

    Academic text (1996)

How Late

late night
42 2.0
midnight
798 1.0
bedtime
160 1.0

Surface Forms

bedtime singular
bedtimes plural

Morphology

bedtime = bed + time (transparent) = bed + time

A direct compound of 'bed' + 'time' meaning the time for going to bed, which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word bedtime is made from bed and time, literally the 'time' for the 'bed'. So bedtime means the usual hour when a person goes to sleep.