Phrase guide

the night is young

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

It's not very late (at night) and there's plenty of time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 今夜還很長 /今夜还很长 (jīnyè hái hěn cháng) — it's not very late
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜未央 (yèwèiyāng) — it's not very late
  • Dutch: de avond is nog jong — it's not very late
  • Finnish: ilta on nuori — it's not very late
  • French: on a toute la nuit devant nous — it's not very late
  • French: la nuit ne fait que commencer — it's not very late
  • Hebrew: הַלַּיְלָה עוֹד צָעִיר — it's not very late
  • Hungarian: fiatal még az éjszaka — it's not very late
  • Italian: la notte è giovane — it's not very late
  • Persian: سر شب است — it's not very late
  • Polish: Jeszcze jest wcześnie (o porze dnia) — it's not very late
  • Portuguese: a noite é uma criança — it's not very late
  • Spanish: la noche es joven — it's not very late
  • Swedish: natten är ung — it's not very late