the wee hours (of the night/morning)
the wee hours (of the night/morning)
The very early hours after midnight. I was studying for the exam until the wee hours of the morning, and now I can barely keep my eyes open! We all danced until the wee hours of the night. I love the wee hours, when few are awake and one can be alone with one's thoughts.
See also: hour, night, wee
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wee hours
The early hours of the morning right after midnight: "post-disco electronic rhythms that propel clubgoers into the wee hours" (Jon Pareles).
See also: hour, wee
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- wee hours
- the wee small hours (of the night/morning)
- the small hours
- the small hours (of the night/morning)
- small hours
- the early hours (of the night/morning)
- the small/early hours
- oil it
- on end
- get off light