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midnight

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪdnaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mid′nīt′)

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
  1. just [before, after, on the stroke of] midnight
  2. the clock struck (twelve times) at midnight
  3. the [kids, children] stayed up past midnight
  4. was past midnight when he [arrived, turned up, got home]
  5. got to bed before midnight
  6. don't usually go out until (past) midnight
  7. make sure you're [home, back] by midnight
  8. have to be [home] by midnight
  9. the store [stays, is] open after midnight
  10. the [disco, club, nightclub] opens at midnight
  11. the restaurant closes at midnight
  12. it's (almost) midnight already!
n as adj
  1. [caught, took] the midnight train (to)
  2. [went to, attended, held] midnight mass
  3. went for a midnight [dip, stroll, swim]
  4. [had, made] a midnight snack
  5. a midnight showing of
  6. [submitted, received, handed in] at the midnight hour
  7. a midnight run for [beer, cigarettes, milk]
  8. idiom: has been burning the midnight oil
'midnight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "midnight" in the title:

(When?)Midnight came - English Only forum
(yesterday midnight Vs yesterday at midnight (=at midnight yesterday - English Only forum
12am / 12pm - Which is noon? which is midnight? - English Only forum
A midnight bear - English Only forum
after midnight. - English Only forum
assignment <due> at midnight - English Only forum
at midnight = always exactly 12 o'clock? - English Only forum
At the midday/midnight - English Only forum
At/On the midnight - English Only forum
at/on the midnight of New Year’s Eve - English Only forum
"burn the midnight oil" vs. "pull an all-nighter" - English Only forum
burning the midnight oil for video games? - English Only forum
burning the midnight oil//staying up late - English Only forum
by/on the midnight train - English Only forum
came at 12.10 a.m. (midnight) - English Only forum
Claire was seen to have left the house before midnight. - English Only forum
Describing time - midnight - English Only forum
Do you still say "Good evening" after twelve midnight? - English Only forum
Good midnight - English Only forum
Guests arrived until midnight. - English Only forum
He has been reading the book till midnight - English Only forum
How about 12:00 midnight? Nine o'clock on the coast. - English Only forum
I am not going to worry unless she hasn't called by midnight - Why Present Perfect - English Only forum
I arrived New York at midnight twelve five. - English Only forum
I enjoyed putting ‘boats at midnight’ on the invites in place of the usual ‘carriages’. - English Only forum
I <had> finished my work by twelve midnight - English Only forum
I have gone swimming at 12 at midnight. - English Only forum
If he caught the 20.36, he <arrived> <will have arrived> home before midnight. - English Only forum
in the dead of the night//at midnight - English Only forum
It is close on midnight - English Only forum
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