bedtime
/'bedtaim/
Definition
- Noun:
- The usual time when someone goes to bed: The specific time of day or night when a person, especially a child, is expected to go to sleep.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- It's past your bedtime; you should go to sleep now.
- We set a strict bedtime of 9 PM for our children.
- What is your usual bedtime during the week?
Advanced Usage
- "to make (for) bedtime": to prepare to go to bed.
- The children are brushing their teeth to make for bedtime.
- "bedtime story": a story read or told to a child at bedtime.
- Reading a bedtime story is part of our nightly routine.
Variants and Related Words
- Bed (n): A piece of furniture for sleeping on.
- Time (n): A point or period in which events occur.
Synonyms
- Sleep time: The time for going to sleep.
- Lights-out: A signal or time when lights are to be put out, especially in an institution, signaling bedtime.
Related Phrases
- Past one's bedtime: Later than the time one is supposed to be in bed.
- You're up very late; it's long past your bedtime.
- Bedtime routine: A regular sequence of activities done before going to bed.
- A calming bedtime routine helps you fall asleep faster.
Noun
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the time you go to bed
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