wee small hours
Long after midnight
The wee small hours are the early morning hours after midnight, typically from about 1 a.m. to 4 a.m.—the quietest, darkest stretch of night.
The phrase emphasizes how late (or early) it is: We talked into the wee small hours.
Sometimes shortened to the wee hours or the small hours.
- hushedReduced to silence
- dawnDay's first glow
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- ticking clockClock making sound
nocturne · nighttime · dead of night · graveyard shift · sleepless night · oh dark thirty · sleeplessness · can't sleep · lying awake · midnight oil · stillness · sunrise · lonely · loneliness · tossing · bedside · introspection · restless
wee small hourshigh noon
Solar zenith, or confrontation
midday · noon · broad daylight · afternoon · noontime
wee small hourspeak hours
Busiest usage times
business hours · rush hour · working hours · prime time · office hours