before bed

idiom

: before going to sleep
The kids like to hear a story before bed.

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Most experts suggest finishing your meals two to three hours before bed. Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025 With its extended length and detailed intertitles (meticulously translated into English from the original French), Les Vampires feels like a great book, something to tuck into for an hour or so each night before bed. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025 Some people prefer to run the dishwasher before bed and unload it in the morning, while others opt for washing and air-drying overnight. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025 Use them before bed, while working, or upon waking. Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for before bed

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“Before bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/before%20bed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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