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Meanings of sleep deficit in English

The situation of not getting enough sleep.

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        Examples for "sleep debt"
        Examples for "sleep debt"
        1
        At 20 degrees C, the expected effect of sleep debt was apparent.
        Pubmed
        2
        What's critical is when we pay that sleep debt back.
        Wired
        3
        Cortical responses also significantly decreased with accrued sleep debt.
        Pubmed
        4
        If you answered yes to ANY of these questions, you are very likely in sleep debt.
        The game on! diet: kick your friend's butt while shrinking your ...
        5
        Fortunately, he had a kink that allowed him to build up sleep debt and get by on an hour a night.
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        Usage of sleep deficit in English
        1
        Don't walk around with a sleep deficit; that's a heavy debt to carry.
        Jamaica Observer
        2
        I seem to be accumulating quite a sleep deficit.
        Beauty and the feast
        3
        Writing with a bad sleep deficit feels like sitting an exam for which I've done no revision.
        The Guardian
        4
        Brad, of course, had his schedule to keep and wanted to make sure he got enough sleep to counteract his present sleep deficit.
        More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
        5
        Most people in modern society, he said, have sleep deficits they never make up because our lifestyles encourage constant work activity and caffeine use.
        Wired