hit the rack
Turn in now
Hit the rack means to go to bed or go to sleep.
The expression comes from military slang, where rack refers to a bunk or sleeping berth: I'm exhausted—time to hit the rack.
Sometimes shortened to hit the rack or varied as hit the sack.
- lie downAssume a horizontal position
- lights outMandatory sleep time
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- sack outSleep, slangily
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
lights off · crash · snooze · call it a night · call it a day · recline · shut-eye · forty winks · turn in · stretch out · bed down · nap · curl up · catch some Zs · doze · sawing logs · settle in · tuck in
sleep-wake state
hit the rackwake up
Become conscious again
get up · rise and shine · awaken · arise · rouse
activity level
hit the rackspring into action
Begin acting immediately
get going · get moving · hit the ground running · start the day · get cracking