stay up late
stay up late
To remain awake past one's usual or required bedtime. I had to stay up late doing my taxes because I left them until the last minute again. We let Johnny stay up late last night so he could count down to midnight with us for New Year's Eve.
See also: late, stay, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stay up late
to remain awake and out of bed later than usual. I am in the practice of staying up late. I can't stay up late three nights in a row.
See also: late, stay, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- stay up until
- stay up until (some hour)
- stay up
- until we meet again
- (goodbye) until later
- sit up with
- sit up with (one)
- till we meet again
- awake to
- awoke