: a night when a person stays awake until a late hour
We're tired today because we had a late night last night.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Off the sand, Main Street and Pacific City pulse with the hum of live music and late-night crowds.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
This led to big changeups at CBS, including the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late night show, and Bari Weiss taking over as the head of CBS News.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The Context Escobedo’s death represents the loss of a central figure in late-night television.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Off the sand, Main Street and Pacific City pulse with the hum of live music and late-night crowds.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
Noun
She is joined in a modest trailer by her TV boss (Arvydas Dapšys), fearful of reprisal, a taciturn reader of late night poetry on the network, and a neighbor, a struggling TV actor (Paulius Pinigis) who wants to get away from his family.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
This led to big changeups at CBS, including the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late night show, and Bari Weiss taking over as the head of CBS News.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Late-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late-night. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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