ungodly hour
Before the rooster
An ungodly hour is a time considered unreasonably early or late—when decent people should be asleep: Who's calling at this ungodly hour?
The phrase implies inconvenience or absurdity, suggesting the time violates natural order.
Despite the religious overtones, the expression is casual rather than pious.
Day's first glow
- crack of dawnEarliest morning light
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
predawn · cockcrow · bleary-eyed · groggy · yawning · rousing · stirring · awakening
Extremely small
- predawnBefore daybreak hours
- inhumanDevoid of mercy
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- unholyWicked, impious, sinful
godforsaken · unreasonable · outrageous · absurd · ridiculous · insane · obscene · brutal
Twelve o'clock at night
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- afterhoursPast closing time
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- darknessTotal absence of light
moonlight · starlight · silence · stillness · dead of night · night owl · last call · closing time
Persistent inability to rest
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- restlessnessState of unease
- jetlagFatigue from crossing timezones
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
tossing and turning · nightmares · wide awake · clock-watching · sleep deprivation · exhaustion · grogginess · bags under eyes
Urgent warning signal
- phone callRemote voice conversation
- doorbellEntry alert device
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- wake-up callJolt into awareness
interruption · disturbance · commotion · noise · crying baby · barking dog · siren · pager
dawn
Day's first glow
- crack of dawnEarliest morning light
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
first light · predawn · cockcrow · bleary-eyed · groggy · yawning · rousing · stirring · awakening · birdsong
wee
Extremely small
unholy · godforsaken · unreasonable · outrageous · absurd · ridiculous · insane · obscene · brutal · punishing
midnight
Twelve o'clock at night
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- afterhoursPast closing time
- nightfallOnset of darkness
darkness · moonlight · starlight · silence · stillness · dead of night · night owl · last call · closing time · burning midnight oil
insomnia
Persistent inability to rest
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- restlessnessState of unease
- jetlagFatigue from crossing timezones
anxiety · tossing and turning · nightmares · wide awake · clock-watching · sleep deprivation · exhaustion · grogginess · bags under eyes · caffeine
alarm
Urgent warning signal
- phone callRemote voice conversation
- doorbellEntry alert device
- emergencySerious sudden danger
wake-up call · interruption · disturbance · commotion · noise · crying baby · barking dog · siren · pager · notification
ungodly hourregular hours
Fixed, consistent work times
business hours · daytime · office hours · working hours · nine to five
ungodly, godly, godliness, ungodliness, gods, goddess, godlike, godhood, godless