night-time

British  

noun

1. 1. the time from sunset to sunrise; night as distinct from day

   2. ( as modifier )

      a night-time prowler

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Example Sentences

They say satellites could indirectly affect U.S. earthlings by, say, brightening the night-time sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

"Catching these transient events requires flexibility to adapt our night-time schedule as new targets of opportunity are discovered."

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

Under the new rules pilots are given more rest, with one of the major changes mandating pilots to make two night-time landings per week, down from six under the old rules.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

A night-time curfew was in place on Friday and Saturday in the Yamoussoukro region, where the political capital is located.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Here, too, were boys of gold on pedestals holding aloft bright torches of pitch pine to light the great rooms, and the night-time feasting.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer