all-nighter

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stay awake through the night, usually to study, work, or party

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It’s almost midnight, and Kat still has a lot of writing to do. She needs to turn in an essay tomorrow, and it will probably take many hours for her to finish. She decides that she is going to pull an all-nighter in order to meet the deadline.

Pulling an all-nighter is never easy, but many university students decide to do this when they don’t have enough time. Instead of sleeping, they continue working and studying. Did you ever pull an all-nighter? Which is better before a big test: sleep or study?

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“There’s a big test tomorrow and I haven’t studied at all. I think I need to pull an all-nighter.”

“I’m just beginning my project now. It’s going to be an all-nighter.”

“I get better grades when I sleep instead of pulling all-nighters.”