antisocial hour
Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words
times of the day, such as late at night, that are not sociable for working or other activities
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- Working at such antisocial hours is really affecting his health.
- Working antisocial hours is a common requirement for nurses.
- Who would call me at this antisocial hour?
- His job forces him to work antisocial hours, so he rarely sees his friends.
- As a baker, I have to get up at an antisocial hour every morning.
- Employees receive a bonus for working such antisocial hours.
- I'm sorry for texting you at such an antisocial hour, but it's urgent.
- I had to call the plumber at an antisocial hour because of a burst pipe.
- He's a night owl and prefers the quiet of the antisocial hours.
- I'm tired of my neighbour making noise at antisocial hours.
- Doctors are often on call at antisocial hours.
- During my residency, I often worked antisocial hours with little sleep.
- My boss scheduled a meeting for 6 a.m., which is a ridiculously antisocial hour.
- I wouldn't take that job if it meant working antisocial hours every weekend.
- Many shift workers have to cope with working antisocial hours.
- Having a newborn means you quickly get used to being awake at antisocial hours.
- I'll have to start working antisocial hours to meet the deadline.
- Does the new role involve working antisocial hours?
- He was getting tired of the constant travel and the antisocial hours required by his job.
- Security guards are paid to be vigilant during the most antisocial hours of the night.