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Loading... Oct 5, 2023 · The early morning hours between midnight and dawn are called "the wee hours," when most people are asleep or unaware. This idiom suggests that these hours are unimportant, as they are often overlooked or ignored.
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WEE HOURS definition: 1. the early hours of the morning, between twelve o'clock at night and the time when the sun rises…. Learn more.
Jan 16, 2017 · Wee hours mean the early hours of a day, or the period immediately after midnight. They are called so because the word 'wee' in present-day English means 'very small or tiny'. As these hours are the beginning of the new day they came to be referred to as the wee hours.
The very early hours after midnight. I was studying for the exam until the wee hours of the morning, and now I can barely keep my eyes open! We all danced until the wee hours of the night. I love the wee hours, when few are awake and one can be alone with one's thoughts. See also: hour, night, wee.
You can use "wee hours" to refer to the early hours of the morning, typically between midnight and dawn. It emphasizes the late or early time of an event or activity. For example, if you want to say that you stayed up very late studying, you could say, 'I stayed up studying until the "wee hours" of the morning.'. 1 Studying.
the wee hours (of the night/morning) The very early hours after midnight. I was studying for the exam until the wee hours of the morning, and now I can barely keep my eyes open!
00:00 • Introduction - Understanding "In the Wee Hours": A Guide to English Expressions00:31 • The Meaning of "In the Wee Hours"00:52 • Origin of the Phrase0...
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