Meanings
plural late nights
- A night when someone goes to bed later than usual.
A worry that nags into the late night hours.
1 more example
I’ve had too many late nights this week, I'm exhausted.
Antonyms: early night
- Late-night television programming.
Fallon is known for being late night’s most lighthearted personality, but still, there was an unmistakable undertone of avoidance in his performance on Thursday.
2025 September 19, Judy Berman, “Jimmy Fallon Is Playing It Safe. He Might Be Cooked Anyway”, in TIME, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA night when someone goes to bed later than usual.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 深夜檔 /深夜档
- 深夜檔 /深夜档 (shēnyèdàng)television programming
Polish późne pasmo programowe
- późne pasmo programowetelevision programming
Cite this entry
late night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/late%20night
“late night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/late%20night. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “late night,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/late%20night.
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