small hours

plural noun

: the early morning hours

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Republican nominee Donald Trump claimed to have defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the presidential election in the small hours of Wednesday as poll results were still pouring into battleground states including Michigan and Wisconsin. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024 The game garnered 256 million hours of viewing in India, an incredible figure for a contest that finished in the small hours of the morning there. —

Matt Slater, The Athletic, 26 July 2024 In the small hours of her 44th birthday on Monday, Oct. 21, Kardashian posted footage of herself wearing a nude dress for some early birthday celebrations. —

Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024 Instead of having to stay up till midnight and into the small hours to see lightning-quick shooting stars popping in a dark sky, the Draconids tend to show themselves just after sunset. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for small hours