lighting-up time

British  

noun

1. the time when vehicles are required by law to have their lights switched on

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lighting-up time

She was always loth to return, but Aunt Harriet was extremely particular that they must be home before lighting-up time, and would point remorselessly to the small clock that hung facing the seat.

From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela

After our late luncheon we ran back from Hitchin to London, but, not arriving before lighting-up time, we had to turn on the head-lights beyond Barnet.

From The Count's Chauffeur by Le Queux, William

When the tyre was mended, something went wrong with the electric ignition, and altogether the repairs proved such a tedious job that they could not make a fresh start until close upon lighting-up time.

From The Motor Pirate by Paternoster, G. Sidney

Sick brethren were freely permitted to borrow books for their solace, but such books were returned to the library nightly, at lighting-up time.

From Old English Libraries by Savage, Ernest Albert

And almost by lighting-up time they were shoulder to shoulder on the road once more.

From The Crime Doctor by Hornung, Ernest William