English Dictionary

small hours

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.

日本語の意味

未明 – 深夜過ぎで多くの人が眠っている、夜明け前の早朝 / 深夜明け前 – 夜の終わりと朝の始まりの境界に位置する時間帯

I finally finished the report in the small hours, when the city was silent and most people were asleep.

私はついに、真夜中を過ぎて明け方前の時間にレポートを仕上げた。街は静かで、ほとんどの人は眠っていた。

意味（1）

The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.

Then follows a quiet period during the small hours, marked by the departure of the other newspaper trains and some van trains, and by the arrival of the mail train from Weymouth.