working late
Burning midnight oil
Working late means staying at one's job beyond normal hours, typically to finish tasks or meet deadlines: I've been working late all week to get the project done.
The phrase can carry overtones of dedication or, sometimes, poor work-life balance.
It occasionally serves as a cover story for infidelity or other activities one doesn't want to explain.
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- crunch timeHigh-pressure final stretch
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- officeProfessional work location
extra hours · exhaustion · all nighter · midnight · burning the midnight oil · desk · coffee · hustle · crunch · stress · fluorescent · emails · fatigue · workaholic · grind · cubicle · nightshift · staying behind
- work habitspunctuality, attendance, productivity, professionalism, reliability
working lateslacking off
Neglecting responsibilities deliberately
coasting · phoning it in · quiet quitting · clock-watching · goldbricking
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