come-to-bed ritual
- noun
- /ˈkʌm tə bɛd ˈrɪtʃuəl/
:
ritual de acostarse
- My come-to-bed ritual includes dimming the lights and playing soft music to promote better sleep.
Examples
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They developed a simple come-to-bed ritual to help their toddler sleep better.
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Every night their come-to-bed ritual includes reading a story together.
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My come-to-bed ritual helps me unwind after a busy day.
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Establishing a come-to-bed ritual can improve your sleep quality.
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The children followed their come-to-bed rituals every night.
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Every night, their come-to-bed ritual includes reading a story together to help them relax.
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They created a soothing come-to-bed ritual that helps their toddler feel calm and ready for sleep.
How Relaxing
Surface Forms
Morphology
come-to-bed + ritual
The phrase is transparently built from 'come to bed' (to go to bed) and 'ritual' (a repeated sequence of actions), so a learner who knows those constituents can readily infer it means a routine performed before sleep. The hyphenation simply creates a compound noun and the concept of a bedtime routine is cross-linguistically common, supporting full transparency for B1 learners.
Etymology
Come-to-bed ritual gives a clear image: small actions that come to bed with you—brushing teeth, reading a story, or dimming the lights—that follow you into the bedroom to help you relax. So, a come-to-bed ritual is a regular set of steps to 'prepare for sleep'.