nighttime

American  

[nahyt-tahym] / ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm /

noun

1. the time times between evening and morning.

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adjective

1. occurring, done, presented, etc., during the night, especially the hours before midnight.

Etymology

Origin of nighttime

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; night, time

Example Sentences

Less than five hours before nighttime explosions rocked the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, an unknown trader doubled down on bets that Nicolás Maduro would soon be out as the country’s leader.

From The Wall Street Journal

If it is nighttime there, he goes to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he would personally oversee the next stage in the country’s history after Maduro was unseated in an audacious nighttime raid by American commandos.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Pentagon released videos of American forces in the Caribbean training to raid compounds and conduct nighttime flight operations, as well as dozens of airstrikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats.

From The Wall Street Journal

And they made a nighttime reconnaissance trip to Bondi Beach just days before the killings, documents showed.

From Barron's