: a night when a person stays awake until a late hour
We're tired today because we had a late night last night.
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Prioritizing sleep-hygiene practices such as limiting screen time before bed, getting morning sunlight, avoiding late-night eating and exercising earlier in the day helps regulate these hormonal rhythms.
—Anna Barton Bradley, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
Letterman began hosting Late Night in 1982, and his offbeat humor created an entirely new era of late night television.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Through the sliding glass doors, a sprawling balcony served as our perch for coffee and mimosa sipping, late-night chatting, and card games.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Prioritizing sleep-hygiene practices such as limiting screen time before bed, getting morning sunlight, avoiding late-night eating and exercising earlier in the day helps regulate these hormonal rhythms.
—Anna Barton Bradley, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
Hey Stephen, the singer is on your late night show.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
Letterman began hosting Late Night in 1982, and his offbeat humor created an entirely new era of late night television.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Late-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late-night. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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