midnight
US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
Definition
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The shop stays open until midnight on weekends.
Synonyms
- twelve o'clock at nighthaving a meaning similar to midnight
Collocations
- Easy past midnightdescribing past midnight (the time that has elapsed)
- Medium work past midnight on the budgetto work past midnight on the budget, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
- Hard burn the midnight oil before launchto burn the midnight oil before launch, meaning to destroy by fire
- Very Hard struck down at the stroke of midnightto struck down at the stroke of midnight, meaning to deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
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