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The hour when the day quits pretending it has anything left to accomplish.
means The hours after dusk and before midnight, when the day is winding down toward night.
from "Late" comes from Old English læt, meaning slow or tardy, with cousins across the Germanic languages (German lass, lazy). "Evening" descends from Old English æfnung, the act of growing toward æfen, "evening" — itself related to the broad Germanic family of words for the close of day. So "late evening" is, quite literally, the slow part of the day's slow part — twilight stretched out until it nearly tips into night.
- body clock
- Melatonin rises about two hours before sleep
- crime data
- Most break-ins peak in this dark, sleepy window
- language
- Many cultures lack a word for it
- creativity
- Tired brains filter less, sparking odd ideas