Definition

1. Noun:
   • The latter part of the night: A period of time occurring late in the night, typically after midnight and before dawn.

Usage

• The term "late-night hour" is used to describe a specific, often quiet or solitary, time period deep into the night. It is a countable noun phrase.
• It is commonly used to set a scene or describe activities, moods, or events that occur during this time.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She enjoyed the peace of the late-night hour to read her book.
  • The city takes on a different character in the late-night hours.
  • He made the important decision in the solitude of a late-night hour.

Advanced Usage

• "the wee hours": A synonymous phrase for the very early morning hours, often overlapping with "late-night hours."
  • They talked until the wee hours of the morning.
• "the dead of night": Emphasizes the quietest, darkest, and most still part of the night.
  • The sound came in the dead of night.

Variants and Related Words

• Late-night (adjective): Occurring or active late at night.
  • He is a fan of late-night television.
• Small hours (noun phrase): The early hours of the morning, immediately after midnight.
• Midnight (noun): Twelve o'clock at night.

Synonyms

• The small hours
• The wee hours
• The dead of night

Related Phrases

• Burn the midnight oil: To work or study late into the night.
  • She had to burn the midnight oil to finish the report.
• In the dead of night: During the quietest and darkest part of the night.
  • The shipment arrived in the dead of night.

Noun

1. the latter part of night