lighting-up

Thân thiện

It's lighting-up time in the town square.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Describing the act of turning lights on: "lighting-up" refers to the moment or period when lights are switched on, typically at dusk or in darkness.
   • Pertaining to a designated time: It can describe the official time when street lights or vehicle lights must be turned on, as mandated by law or custom.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Drivers must be aware of the lighting-up time to ensure their vehicle lights are on.
  • The city's lighting-up hour changes with the seasons.

Advanced Usage

• "lighting-up time": A fixed compound noun phrase referring to the specific time of day when lights must be switched on.
  • You must have your car headlights on after lighting-up time.

Variants and Related Words

• Light up (phrasal verb): To illuminate or turn on lights.
  • Please light up the room; it's getting dark.
• Illumination (noun): The act of providing light or the state of being lit.
  • The illumination of the bridge is beautiful at night.

Synonyms

• Illuminating: Providing light.
• Switching on: The act of turning on an electrical device, such as a light.

Related Phrases

• Curfew hour: While not a direct synonym, in some contexts, "lighting-up time" can informally relate to an evening time when certain activities (like being outdoors for children) must end, similar to how lights must come on.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. turning lights on
   • it's lighting-up time

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lighting-up