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Meanings of wee small hours in English

Russian
послеполуночное время

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

послеполуночное время
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Examples for "wee hours"
Examples for "wee hours"
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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
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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
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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 wee small hours in English
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Last night, Keith Barry stayed up again until the wee small hours.
The Irish Times
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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
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On daytime, not tucked away in the wee small hours.
The Guardian
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A spectacular display of meteors is wowing those happy to get up in the wee small hours.
Radio NZ
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Frequently the wee small hours of morning had found them still busy with their cards and bottles.
The Hero of Hill House
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Even in the wee small hours buskers and street entertainers will ply their trade among the throngs.
The Guardian
10
Messages to Jay-Z, Lenny Kravitz, and Arsenio Hall in the wee small hours of the morning went unanswered.
Ebony
11
When it comes to soundtracking the neon stumble of the wee small hours, you won't do better than this.
The Irish Times
12
It wasn't unheard of for me to start a game at 9pm and not finish until the wee small hours.
The World According to Bob
13
Such rigorous streamlining makes In Movement another album for the wee small hours, a place he seems comfortable to inhabit.
The Irish Times
14
But when, after your long meal, you go home in the wee small hours, what do you expect to find?
Public Speaking: Principles and Practice
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Delicate, atmospheric and broody, The xx make music for the wee small hours, those hours when you really should be sleeping.
The Irish Times
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Carina Horn and Alyssa Conley are both off and running in the wee small hours in this hotly-contested, blue riband discipline.
The South African
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