unearthly hour/time
noun
British
: a time of day that is unreasonably early or late
She was up at an/some unearthly hour.
We left at the unearthly time of 4:00 a.m.
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“Unearthly hour/time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unearthly%20hour%2Ftime. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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