a night person

a night person

Someone who is more active and alert in the later hours of the evening than early in the day; someone who prefers to work or stay up late, typically avoiding being awake earl in the morning. I've always been a night person. I just find I can be so much more productive when there's no one else awake. I was a night person for most of my life, until the day I had kids, that is. I know you're not a night person, but, if they want you to work the 7 PM shift, I guess you're gonna have to change your ways, huh?

See also: night, person

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night person

Fig. someone who is more alert and active at night than in the daytime. (Compare this with a day person.) I'm really not efficient until after supper. I am the quintessential night person.

See also: night, person

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

night person

n. a person who prefers to be active in the nighttime. (The plural is with people. Compare this with day person.) I can’t function in the morning. I’m strictly a night person.

See also: night, person

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