late night

See also: late-night

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌleɪt ˈnaɪt/, (television) /ˈleɪt ˌnaɪt/

Noun

late night (plural late nights)

1. A night when someone goes to bed later than usual.

   Antonym: early night

   I’ve had too many late nights this week, I'm exhausted.

   A worry that nags into the late night hours.

2. Late-night television programming.
   • 2025 September 19, Judy Berman, “Jimmy Fallon Is Playing It Safe. He Might Be Cooked Anyway”, in TIME‎^[1], archived from the original on 22 September 2025:

     Fallon is known for being late night’s most lighthearted personality, but still, there was an unmistakable undertone of avoidance in his performance on Thursday.

Related terms

• late-night

Translations

television programming

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 深夜檔 / 深夜档 (shēnyèdàng)

• Polish: późne pasmo programowe n

Spanish

Etymology

Shortening of late night show, from English late night show.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌleid ˈnait/ [ˌlei̯ð̞ ˈnai̯t̪]

Noun

late night m (plural late nights)

1. (television) late-night show

   Synonym: late night show