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late-night

American  
[leyt-nahyt] / ˈleɪtˌnaɪt /

adjective

  1. of or occurring late at night.

    a late-night TV talk show.


Etymology

Origin of late-night

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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There were pre-dawn workouts, mid-morning core, mid-afternoon skills training and late-night shooting sessions.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s developing a late-night show format.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is not the 1950s. This is not the Red Scare. And, as far as I can tell, no one in late-night is fomenting a revolution. As we know, the revolution will not be televised. It was going to be televised, and then Paramount bought it.”

From Salon

As for lifetime achievement honors, Robert Smigel presented Stephen Colbert with the Walter Bernstein Award for critiquing the power elite on his late-night show, which will air its final episode in May.

From Los Angeles Times

In one neighbourhood, they turned off lights earlier to prevent late-night games.

From BBC