small hours

plural noun

: the early morning hours

Examples of small hours in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's little reason to wait until the small hours because the Draconids' radiant is the northern circumpolar constellation Draco, the Dragon, which is already well placed in the northern skies during October evenings. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Opened in the 1970s by Prince Alfonso as a luxury apartment complex, it is oriented toward the indulgent pleasures of high-end dining, upscale shopping, and nights that stretch into the small hours. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been left out of England’s squad to face New Zealand in next week’s second Test as investigations continue into their ‘breach of team protocols’ in the small hours of Monday morning, with Joe Root to stand in as interim captain at the Oval. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 10 June 2026

The airy confines of the stately home where Allied commanders are gathered provide both the grandeur and the contrast to the minutiae inked out on vast maps in the small hours of the night. — Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1717, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for small hours

• bowers
• flours
• flowers
• gowers
• ours
• scours
• showers
• sours
• towers
• cauliflowers
• overpowers
• superpowers