late-night

[leyt-nahyt]

adjective

1. of or occurring late at night.

   a late-night TV talk show.

Word History and Origins

Origin of late-night¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The White House’s late-night announcement of the program restrictions sparked days of chaos.

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With its slow tempos and smooth vocals, D'Angelo's chilled-out, late-night vibe recalled some of the legends of soul while also sounding entirely new.

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He spent years working on the follow-up, hosting late-night jam sessions at Electric Lady Studios with a remarkable collection of gifted musicians: the drummer Questlove, the bassist Pino Palladino, the trumpeter Roy Hargrove and more.

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Once “Showgirl” was out, Swift jumped into the promotional fray with more gusto than she’d summoned in years, sitting for numerous radio interviews and putting in appearances on Graham Norton’s, Jimmy Fallon’s and Seth Meyers’ late-night shows; the weekend after the album’s release, a glorified sizzle reel called “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” played in AMC movie theaters across the country.

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In the Season 3 premiere of CBS’s Elsbeth, Colbert plays Scotty Bristol, a narcissistic late-night talk show host who becomes the episode’s murder victim — a role that feels especially meta given real-world developments.

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