bedtime

/'bedtaim/

Thân thiện

A child reads a storybook at bedtime.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the time you go to bed