keep good hours
Retire and rise
To keep good hours is to maintain a regular, sensible schedule—going to bed at a reasonable time and rising early, as opposed to staying out late or keeping erratic habits.
The phrase often carries a note of virtue or responsibility: She keeps good hours and is always at her desk by eight.
Someone who keeps bad or late hours does the opposite.
- punctualityBeing on time
- restCessation of activity
- schedulePlan of timed events
- rise with the larkWake at dawn
- stay upNot go to bed
consistency · routine · circadian rhythm · sleep hygiene · bedtime · timeliness · habit · regimen · get up early · relax · go to bed with the sun · hit the hay · lights out · recharge · nap · night owl · mental clarity · stress reduction
keep good hoursburn the midnight oil
Work late into night
burn the candle at both ends · work nights · pull an all-nighter
keep good hoursrun wild
Behave without restraint
live it up · paint the town red · carouse · dissipate · live on the edge
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