staying up
Avoiding the bed
Staying up means remaining awake past one's usual bedtime or through the night: We stayed up talking until 3 a.m. , The kids begged to stay up for the fireworks.
It implies resisting sleep rather than simply being awake—there's an element of choice or effort involved.
- all-nighterSleepless work stretch
- burning the midnight oilWorking very late
- sleeplessUnable to drift off
- awakeNot in slumber
- wide awakeTotally alert and attentive
up all night · can't sleep · bed · binge-watching · nocturnal · vigil · night owl · insomnia · night shift · screen · procrastination · last minute cramming · coffee · sleep deprivation · restlessness · caregiving · emergency response · stargazing
staying upgoing to sleep
Beginning nightly rest
going to bed · turning in · falling asleep · hitting the sack · hitting the hay
staying uplying down
In horizontal position
lying flat · sitting down · reclining · falling down · collapsing
staying upfalling down
Descending without control
collapsing · falling over · toppling · coming down · caving in
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