: 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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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Located in Memphis’s Overton Square Performing Arts District, the Circuit Playhouse was once a movie theater frequented by Elvis, who would rent it out for private late-night showings with his friends.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The very future of late-night television came under a microscope on July 17, when CBS surprisingly canceled Stephen Colbert’s show, despite its popularity.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Studies have shown that late-night eating can disrupt a body’s natural circadian rhythm, the natural, internal processes that regulate our 24-hour clock.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
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The Marketplace Buffet runs 20 hours a day—perfect for kids (or anyone with a sudden, late-night craving for pizza at 4am).
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Located in Memphis’s Overton Square Performing Arts District, the Circuit Playhouse was once a movie theater frequented by Elvis, who would rent it out for private late-night showings with his friends.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The very future of late-night television came under a microscope on July 17, when CBS surprisingly canceled Stephen Colbert’s show, despite its popularity.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Studies have shown that late-night eating can disrupt a body’s natural circadian rhythm, the natural, internal processes that regulate our 24-hour clock.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Late-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late-night. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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