(the) small hours

(the) small hours
the small hours UK US noun [plural]
the time when it is very early in the morning, soon after midnight
Thesaurus: times in the evening or nighthyponym happening at night and related to nightsynonym

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the ˈsmall/ˈearly hours idiom
(also the wee small ˈhours ScotE, NAmE also the wee ˈhours) the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight

We worked well into the small hours.

The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Main entry:houridiom

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  • The small hours — Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. ?, orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See {Year}, and cf. {Horologe}, {Horoscope}.] 1. The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • the small hours — the early hours of the morning after midnight. → small hours …   English new terms dictionary

  • the small hours — UK / US noun [plural] the time when it is very early in the morning, soon after midnight …   English dictionary

  • (the) early hours — the early hours phrase the period of time between midnight and the very early morning The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday morning. Thesaurus: times in the evening or nighthyponym happening at night and related to nightsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • small hours —    The term the small hours means after midnight or the very early hours of the day.     Sarah worked until the small hours on her speech for the ceremony …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • small hours — ► PLURAL NOUN (the small hours) ▪ the early hours of the morning after midnight …   English terms dictionary

  • small hours — hours after midnight; early morning hours: We danced into the small hours. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • (the) wee hours — the wee small ˈhours idiom (ScotE) (NAmE the wee ˈhours) = ↑small hours ↑hour Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • small hours — noun the hours just after midnight • Hypernyms: ↑hour, ↑time of day • Part Holonyms: ↑night, ↑nighttime, ↑dark * * * noun plural : hours of the early morning immediately following midnight used with …   Useful english dictionary

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