late-night

American  

[leyt-nahyt] / ˈleɪtˌnaɪt /

adjective

1. of or occurring late at night.

   a late-night TV talk show.

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Etymology

Origin of late-night

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

There’s a unique kind of embarrassment in seeing exactly how much you’ve “invested” in late-night takeout or the subscriptions you haven’t opened since 2024.

From MarketWatch

But he’s the one with late-night Zoom calls talking to volunteers and setting up webinars.

From Los Angeles Times

This seemed like the sort of conversation two friends would have during a late-night heart-to-heart, not a casual chat between two strangers digging in the dirt.

From Literature

Coachella campers have their own dedicated food and beverage lineup to look forward to, including Handles Coffee, Tropic Truck, Valley Fusion Sushi, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Drip Daddy, with early-morning and late-night hours to keep the party going when the festival gates are closed.

From Los Angeles Times

Her installment in the Oscar-winning director’s anthology series, “The Outside,” was inspired by a comic titled “Some Other Animal’s Meat” and followed the unnerving transformation one woman undergoes after purchasing a beauty cream advertised on a late-night infomercial.

From Los Angeles Times