wee hours

Noun

Meaning

wee hours pl (plural only)

The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

aurora dawn night sunrise daybreak sunup nighttime dawning first light small hours cockcrow break of day wee small hours postmidnight

Antonyms

twilight evening afternoon daytime midnight noon
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Examples

Some of those more out-there jokes were written in the wee hours of the morning. Somehow, they remained funny the next day. Seth MacFarlane

The tour life definitely puts strains on your body, not just because of the dancing but because of the fact that you are traveling into the wee hours of the day, getting up early, going to sound check - just the grueling process of it all. Harry Shum, Jr.

It was the wee hours of the morning, when even the heartbeat of the world had trouble thumping on. Glen Cook

My mother fed my love of demons, science fiction, and paranormal. She was a devout horror movie fan who kept me up until the wee hours to watch Outer Limits, Night Gallery, Twilight Zone, and Star Trek. We lived to watch those reruns. Sherrilyn Kenyon

Close letter words and terms

Wee Free wee heavy wee hour wee juggler wee small hour wee small hours