bedtime

[ bed-tahym ]

/ ˈbɛdˌtaɪm /

the time at which a person usually goes to bed: It's past my bedtime.

the time at which a person goes to bed on a particular night: I have to get up early tomorrow so bedtime tonight will be 9 o'clock.

Origin of bedtime

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at bed, time

It can take pictures at get-togethers, organize your appointments, and even read your child a bedtime story.

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“Bedtime procrastination may be a relatively modern phenomenon,” explained Kroese.

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And when the girls demand at bedtime that he “do the Beatles,” at first he resists—then finally relents.

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The crowd -- already standing room only -- rose to applaud her bedtime tale.

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However, you can ask yourself at bedtime every night, “Did I do it today?”

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It is well in such cases to employ the different alcoholic beverages at bedtime.

Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep |Henry M. Lyman
In general, it is therefore wise to order a double dose at bedtime.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 |Various
Aftersupper, aft′ėr-sup-pėr, n. the time between supper and bedtime.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
“The bedtime story is just concluded, Amy,” Jessie said when her chum came in.

The Campfire Girls of Roselawn |Margaret Penrose
Between the after-dinner hour and bedtime, or while his yacht picked her way up the Sound, these tales filled him with surprise.

The White Mice |Richard Harding Davis

bedtime

/ (ˈbɛdˌtaɪm) /