2 a.m vs two a.m

Both "2 a.m" and "two a.m" are correct and commonly used in English. They both refer to the time of 2 o'clock in the morning. The choice between using the numeral "2" or the word "two" is a matter of personal preference or style.

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2 a.m

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the time of 2 o'clock in the morning.

This phrase is a common way to indicate the time of 2 o'clock in the morning using the numeral "2" followed by "a.m".

Examples:

The meeting is scheduled for 2 a.m.
I woke up at 2 a.m. to catch the early flight.
The party ended at 2 a.m.
She always stays up until 2 a.m. studying.
The store closes at 2 a.m.

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hold on, yesterday I went to sleep 2 a.m. and I'm here...
Open every day from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
But there's a second call at 2 a.m.
The most typical activity in the market was the fish auction, known as cottío, which took place every night after 2 a.m.
My problem is it's 2 a.m.
He went to answer a distress call around 2 a.m.
We get e-mails from you at your office at 2 a.m.
For the entire summer period (June to September) the restaurant is open evenings only, with the kitchen operating until 2 a.m.
It's 2 a.m. and I got a little present just waiting for me.
Don't call me at 2 a.m. looking for a ride.
Mr President, Some of us still look tired because they were talking until 2 a.m. this morning.
When I come out of the Red Pony about 2 a.m. the other night... that painting was in the back of my pickup.
Open from the beginning of May to the end of September (depending on weather conditions), from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day.
I can't believe this game is still going on. It's 2 a.m.
In China on New Year Eve, you eat a big meal together and everybody watch's a TV shows from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. but some customs depend on the area you live.
We open from 12 P.M. To 2 A.M.
Between 10 P.M. and 2 A.M.
WELL, I PUT THE TIME OF DEATH AROUND 2 A.M.
He went to answer a distress call around 2 a.m.
My transplant tanked at 2 a.m.

Alternatives:

two a.m.
2 in the morning
two in the morning
2:00 a.m.
two o'clock in the morning

two a.m

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the time of 2 o'clock in the morning.

This phrase is a common way to indicate the time of 2 o'clock in the morning using the word "two" followed by "a.m".

Examples:

The train arrives at two a.m.
Let's meet at two a.m. for breakfast.
She usually goes to bed at two a.m.
The movie starts at two a.m.
We finished our work by two a.m.

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I'm working till two a.m.
I'm going to work till two a.m.
What, with the music going until after two a.m.
I'm calling from one of my cathedrals to tell you that my apartment is yours at two a.m.
At two a.m. we try to go to sleep again... But Krists decides to smoke the last cigarette.
It is half past two a.m. as the dj's Diego Dionisio and Paul Toolhill started to play musical selections respectively of new wave/gothic and EBM/industrial until 5:30 a.m...
Trick. It is two A.M.
Two a.m. starts Earl time.
I can't believe you're making me watch a movie at two A.M.
It is two A.M.
Like you were studying at two A.M.
Often she comes in at noon and stays in the lab until two or three a.m.
Checking tracking location to see where you were at 6:57 A.M. two days ago when the stitchers information was handed off to Justin.
He came in this morning, about 4:30 a.m with two men.
Starting data are the synodic period of "Io", the two Julian dates [first three lines in green] and the distance Earth-Jupiter measured at the two dates a.m.[second two lines in green]...
I saw him at eight a.m. two days ago; by midday, he was gone
On 19 November, consequently, the vessel broke in two amidships at 8.00 a.m. and sank in the course of the afternoon (the stern at midday, the forward end at 4.15 p.m.).
We leave at 3 a.m. for a two-day hunting trip.
House two blocks over nine days ago, 3:00 a.m.
Two days ago, July 20th... between 12 and 1:30 a.m.

Alternatives:

2 a.m.
2 in the morning
two in the morning
2:00 a.m.
two o'clock in the morning

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