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Meanings of small hours in English

Russian
послеполуночное время

Very early hours of the morning, between midnight and sunrise.

послеполуночное время
Synonyms
Examples for "wee hours"
Examples for "wee hours"
1
It's already clear that Instinet won't be alone in the wee hours.
Wired
2
The last reveler didn't leave until the wee hours of the morning.
For the love of mike
3
Seek it out in the wee hours on the more obscure channels.
The Irish Times
4
Then, in the wee hours of the morning, Chester's cell phone rang.
Wired
5
They'd sat in the living room and talked until the wee hours.
The story of edgar sawtelle
1
Last night, Keith Barry stayed up again until the wee small hours.
The Irish Times
2
Maybe a name will pop into your head in the wee small hours.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
3
The heavy hunting-case watch lying upon the dressing-case pointed to the wee small hours.
Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
4
In the wee small hours of the morning, informality grew.
The new yorker
5
The bars keep serving until the wee small hours and still, there's no bother.
The Irish Times
1
The last reveler didn't leave until the wee hours of the morning.
For the love of mike
2
Then, in the wee hours of the morning, Chester's cell phone rang.
Wired
3
They arrived back at Sarah's home in the wee hours of the morning.
Once bitten, twice dead
4
I told him what had happened in the wee hours of the morning.
Bones of the Lost
5
She'd at last gotten to sleep in the wee hours of the morning.
Provenance
Usage of small hours in English
1
Occasionally, Elizabeth heard him leave in the small hours of the morning.
The lady elizabeth
2
We reached Portogruaro in the small hours of the 31st of October.
With British Guns in Italy: A Tribute to Italian Achievement
3
A mysterious visitor had called upon the Governor in the small hours.
The Bastonnais / Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775...
4
The same night, well on in the small hours, the telephone rang.
A Man of Means
5
And, sure enough, in the small hours of the morning, it was.
The Blue Lagoon
6
The reception did not close until the small hours of the morning.
Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes
7
To Bat ten in the morning was included with the small hours.
The Prince and Betty
8
Talen waited at the window into the small hours of the morning.
Servant of a dark god
9
Their drunken orgies were continued into the small hours the following morning.
From Wealth to Poverty; Or, the Tricks of the Traffic. A Story o...
10
Kickin' It with the Piano Trio is a smokey, small hours delight.
The Irish Times
11
I often sat up till the small hours, studying the English Bible.
The Rise of David Levinsky
12
We sunbathed all day and played charades into the moonlit small hours.
The Guardian
13
There is a beautiful small hours tingle to these delicate, heart-bursting songs.
The Irish Times
14
Last night, Keith Barry stayed up again until the wee small hours.
The Irish Times
15
Nothing like it for settling a man's nerves in the small hours.
The Great Amulet
16
Wall Street types were known to entertain clients until the small hours.
Storm Front
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Translations for small hours
Small hours through the time
Small hours across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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