Isn't it like nearly midnight where you live? vs Is it not like nearly midnight where you live?

Both phrases are correct, but the first one is more commonly used in everyday conversation. The second phrase sounds a bit more formal and less natural. Both phrases convey the same meaning, but the first one is preferred for informal situations.

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Isn't it like nearly midnight where you live?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal conversations.

This phrase is a common way to ask if it is close to midnight in the place where the listener lives.

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It's nearly midnight and we've got to find...
The fifteen minutes are up, it's nearly midnight.
I should like, nonetheless, to move straight on to the next debate because, with the schedule for the night sitting, it is already nearly midnight and we must be grateful for every extra minute which we have.
It's nearly midnight and I've brought some pumpkins for you to play with.
Captain's log: November 7th. Nearly midnight.
It's nearly midnight and I partake of nothing at this hour.
Madam President, I would like to start by thanking the rapporteurs very seriously for their enormously hard work, and the Commissioner, the Members of the Parliament and the Presidency who were still patiently negotiating at nearly midnight last night.
The Bible is nothing more than an astro-theological literary hybrid, just like nearly all religious myths before it.
Yemen has clearly acted unlawfully here, since like nearly every country in the world Yemen is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
It's like nearly a hundred years ago, but what's really changed?
We made certain proposals which have not been taken into account, and not only that, but as a result of the debates of the absent Council we have received a new proposal which we do not like nearly so much.
Kappa Tau isn't one person. Kappa tau isn't wood, it isn't dry-rot, it isn't moldy wallpaper, it isn't beer-soaked carpets.
The universe isn't against friends are just idiots.
We have concerns your sweatshop isn't cruel enough.
Security plan isn't final yet.
My business here isn't finished.
Your kidnap victim isn't kidnapped.
This invasion force isn't for earth.
Mama isn't behind those deaths.
My husband isn't hurting me.

Alternatives:

Isn't it almost midnight where you live?
Isn't it close to midnight where you live?
Isn't it nearly midnight where you are?
Isn't it about midnight where you live?
Isn't it getting close to midnight where you live?

Is it not like nearly midnight where you live?

This phrase is correct but sounds more formal and less common in everyday conversation.

This phrase also asks if it is close to midnight in the place where the listener lives, but it is more formal in tone.

Show examples from the web [+]

It's nearly midnight and we've got to find...
The fifteen minutes are up, it's nearly midnight.
I should like, nonetheless, to move straight on to the next debate because, with the schedule for the night sitting, it is already nearly midnight and we must be grateful for every extra minute which we have.
It's nearly midnight and I've brought some pumpkins for you to play with.
Captain's log: November 7th. Nearly midnight.
It's nearly midnight and I partake of nothing at this hour.
Madam President, I would like to start by thanking the rapporteurs very seriously for their enormously hard work, and the Commissioner, the Members of the Parliament and the Presidency who were still patiently negotiating at nearly midnight last night.
We made certain proposals which have not been taken into account, and not only that, but as a result of the debates of the absent Council we have received a new proposal which we do not like nearly so much.
The Bible is nothing more than an astro-theological literary hybrid, just like nearly all religious myths before it.
Yemen has clearly acted unlawfully here, since like nearly every country in the world Yemen is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
It's like nearly a hundred years ago, but what's really changed?
Downside is it only holds one bullet.
But our prosperity is its misery.
- Is it transmission itself that...
- Patience is its own reward.
This is it, this is it, this is it, this is it.
So blowing up Atlantis is its final countermeasure.
One very important characteristic of České pivo is its bitterness.
What typifies Paris is its endless variety.
The EU is its biggest trading partner.

Alternatives:

Is it not almost midnight where you live?
Is it not close to midnight where you live?
Is it not nearly midnight where you are?
Is it not about midnight where you live?
Is it not getting close to midnight where you live?

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Isn't it like nearly midnight where you live? vs Is it not like nearly midnight where you live?