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at 10 o'clock at night vs at 10 o'clock in the night

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but 'at 10 o'clock at night' is more commonly used. 'At 10 o'clock in the night' is technically correct but rarely used.
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at 10 o'clock at night

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to specify a particular time in the evening or nighttime.

Examples:

  • I will meet you at 10 o'clock at night.
  • The party starts at 10 o'clock at night.
  • We usually go to bed at 10 o'clock at night.
  • The movie will be shown at 10 o'clock at night.
  • The restaurant closes at 10 o'clock at night.
  • Apr 10, 2019 ... Is it too early to go to sleep at 10 o'clock at night? All related (57).
  • May 30, 2024 ... But since I couldn't find any images of him at all, I took off out the door at 10 o'clock at night to go watch the movie again. Here he is ...
  • Landed on the Island at 10 o Clock at Night, parted into two grand Divisions and march'd to the House. Majr. Tuppham [, Start insertion, Tupper , End ...
  • Why do I always wake up at 10 o'clock at night? You are experiencing courageous moments. It is the angel of the Lord waking you up. This is a time for ...
  • Stepping onto my parents' porch at 10 o'clock at night is eerily quiet. Society is moving away from having quiet unplugged lives. We are constantly “told ...
  • Dec 5, 2014 ... I fondly recall the novelty of strolling through wooded campus paths at 10 o'clock at night, with dusk just beginning to descend as the last ...
  • Apr 17, 2016 ... At 10 o'clock at night he did another half hour.” In time he deteriorated so much that he was put on the transplant waiting list. For three ...
  • M14049: Battle of the Nile: at 10 o'clock at Night. Prints. Collections Search. Exit Deep Zoom Mode. No Image. Add to Collection; Copy Link; Copy Citation ...
  • Dec 7, 2021 ... Once a month I have therefore logged onto zoom at 10 o'clock at night to discuss the intricacies and politics of time and temporality with a ...

Alternatives:

  • at 10 o'clock in the evening
  • at 10 p.m.
  • at 10 o'clock at nightfall
  • at 10 o'clock after dark
  • at 10 o'clock in the nighttime

at 10 o'clock in the night

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to specify a particular time in the evening or nighttime, but it is less common than 'at 10 o'clock at night.'

Examples:

  • We arrived at 10 o'clock in the night.
  • The city is quiet at 10 o'clock in the night.
  • Jan 24, 2014 ... What should we greet a person at 10 o'clock in the night? · 2. I'd definitely prefer the 1st one. (evening, tonight) After midnight, I'd switch ...
  • Oct 27, 2016 ... She left this life in our home at 10 o'clock in the night of Friday, October 20, 1922; and her remains were placed in the mortuary of Silva from the Friday ...
  • Feb 2, 2023 ... Another of the suspended students said: “At 10 o'clock in the night, 40 to 50 students belonging to Hindu organisations assembled in the ...
  • Feb 5, 2021 ... However, my teammates were visibly tired, and so we had to stop at 10 o'clock in the night, although we had time until midnight for questing.
  • Jan 4, 2020 ... They had gathered in the church at 10 o'clock in the night and started with hymns and bible reading. At just about 10 minutes to 11, the ...
  • The Tonga by which he went broke in the middle of the journey at 10 o'clock in the night. There were no conveyances available there. He, his wife and child ...
  • May 9, 2020 ... ... at 10 o'clock in the night. Kumo: I am very sure that everyone's going to be scared nonetheless. Hinata: I won't be scared! Kumo: We'll see.
  • Apr 29, 2012 ... ... at 10 o clock in the night and 3 o clock in the morning we were all set to ride our bikes. I owe a big thank you to my roommates, as now I ...
  • Mar 22, 2019 ... I drove back to the Cathedral in tears at 10 o'clock in the night….The transition period from Irish to local was not easy…” He mentioned ...

Alternatives:

  • at 10 o'clock at night
  • at 10 o'clock in the evening
  • at 10 p.m.
  • at 10 o'clock at nightfall
  • at 10 o'clock after dark

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