midnight

[US]/ˈmɪdnaɪt/
[UK]/ˈmɪdnaɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night
adj. of or at midnight; very dark and mysterious

Phrases & Collocations

meet at midnight

at midnight

midnight sun

midnight blue

Example Sentences

a midnight swim; a midnight meeting.

caught the midnight show.

They had a midnight feast in their tent.

It was just about midnight when they arrived.

It was almost midnight that a fire broke out in the neighbourhood.

The new law will be brought into force by midnight tomorrow.

The new law will come into operation by midnight tomorrow.

The children had a midnight feast in their tents.

It was going on for midnight by the time we left.

the song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt.

eventually, after midnight, I arrived at the hotel.

Sepala mushed through the land of the midnight sun.

We talked until midnight and then separated.

past midnight; a quarter past two.

By midnight, the snow was falling thick and fast.

The persistent ringing of the telephone in the midnight is very carking.

We shall return at midnight, barring accidents.

There was a furious knocking at the door at midnight yesterday.

Real-world Examples

The book is embargoed until one second past midnight.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

And I was up well past midnight.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Tuesday's walkout lasts from midnight to midnight.

Source: This month VOA Special English

It's past midnight. There were only six.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Magnetic Midnight is the best time to spot the Northern Lights.

Source: Travel around the world

That will be effective midnight Monday night, eastern standard time.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2020 Collection

The time is 38 past midnight.

Source: CHERNOBYL HBO

It was now midnight and it was just beginning to rain.

Source: A Simplified Version of "A King's Love Story"

" But it is not midnight, " responded the other, showing his watch.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

It's almost fake midnight. Do we really have any other choice?

Source: Friends Season 6

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