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work late
verb as in burn the midnight oil
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Example Sentences
When I work late at night I turn the bulbs to a deep red and it really helps me focus.
When two people have to work late, who will meet that inflexible day-care pickup time?
When I was a child, and my archaeologist mother had to work late, guess who watched me?
Césaire toiled hard, rose early and left off work late, in order to save the expense of a laboring man.
I am willing to rise early, work late, live on simple fare, but dunning letters I detest; rather live on two meals a day.
Men and women had to rise betimes and work late into the night if they wanted to eat at all.
“Bin at work late, sir,” said Bill uneasily, observing that the superintendent was casting an earnest glance all round his room.
It must be done by to-morrow morning, so you may have to work late.
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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to work late, such as: bear down, cram, do double duty, elucubrate, grind, and lucubrate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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