lights-out
Mandatory sleeping time
Lights-out is the designated time when lights must be extinguished, especially in barracks, dormitories, or summer camps: Lights-out is at ten o'clock.
The term evokes institutional settings with enforced bedtimes.
As an adjective, lights-out describes something exceptional or dominant, especially in sports: He pitched a lights-out game.
Designated hour for retiring
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- dreamlandSleep state with visions
- restCessation of activity
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
pillow · blanket · pajamas · drowsiness · yawn · lullaby · tuck-in · goodnight
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- shutdownCessation of operations
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
completion · termination · knockout · decisive · domination · blowout · victory · game over
Enforced restriction on movement
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- restrictionLimit on action
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- militaryArmed forces collectively
patrol · compliance · authority · emergency · control · prohibition · barracks · boarding school
Loss of electrical supply
- darknessTotal absence of light
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
grid failure · pitch-black · outage · brownout · storm · utility · backup power
bedtime
Designated hour for retiring
nighttime · pillow · blanket · pajamas · drowsiness · yawn · lullaby · tuck-in · goodnight · snooze
finale
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- shutdownCessation of operations
- closureSense of emotional resolution
wrap-up · completion · termination · knockout · decisive · domination · blowout · victory · game over · last call
lockdown
Enforced restriction on movement
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- restrictionLimit on action
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
military · patrol · compliance · authority · emergency · control · prohibition · barracks · boarding school · dormitory
power outage
Loss of electrical supply
generator · grid failure · pitch-black · outage · brownout · storm · utility · backup power
lights-outlit up
Made bright or elated
illuminated · illumination · bright · bright lights · daylight
lights-outrise and shine
Cheerful wake-up call
wake-up · getting up · morning routine · opening time · dawn
light, lightly, highlight, sunlight, twilight, spotlight, daylight, lighting, lighter