Collocations for "midnight"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "midnight" in context.
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midnight
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- just [before, after, on the stroke of] midnight
- the clock struck (twelve times) at midnight
- the [kids, children] stayed up past midnight
- was past midnight when he [arrived, turned up, got home]
- got to bed before midnight
- don't usually go out until (past) midnight
- make sure you're [home, back] by midnight
- have to be [home] by midnight
- the store [stays, is] open after midnight
- the [disco, club, nightclub] opens at midnight
- the restaurant closes at midnight
- it's (almost) midnight already!
- [caught, took] the midnight train (to)
- [went to, attended, held] midnight mass
- went for a midnight [dip, stroll, swim]
- [had, made] a midnight snack
- a midnight showing of
- [submitted, received, handed in] at the midnight hour
- a midnight run for [beer, cigarettes, milk]
- idiom: has been burning the midnight oil
'midnight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):