keep late hours

Idioms  

1. Stay awake until late at night. For example, Never call Ethel before noon; she keeps late hours and sleeps all morning.

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Example Sentences

Coaches commonly keep late hours but not so much in the off-season months, like March.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2011

Galleries keep late hours for First Friday, which is a monthly artistic open house.

From Time Magazine Archive

"To give parties, to go to the theatre, to read novels, to keep late hours?"

From The Europeans by James, Henry

She is forced to keep late hours, and may be exposed to many unpleasant experiences.

From The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements by Devereux, G. R. M.

At least it always made me sweat and keep late hours.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John