get to sleep
idiom
: to succeed in beginning to sleep : to fall asleep
She finally got to sleep after midnight.
It took me almost an hour to get to sleep last night.
I woke up in the middle of the night, but I eventually got back to sleep.
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However, sticking to a sleep schedule can help folks get to sleep, says CDC.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
Fifty-nine percent of kids were online from midnight to 5 a.m. While some were engaging with social media, many were listening to music or white noise to wind down and get to sleep.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
For example, if research participants have to drive home from a study, need to work the following day, or are trying to get to sleep fast and not feel impaired the next day, f-phenibut will be preferable to Phenibut.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Lucky freshmen even get to sleep on the third floor of Grey Towers Castle, while the lower floors host lectures, book readings, and conferences.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
Fifty-nine percent of kids were online from midnight to 5 a.m. While some were engaging with social media, many were listening to music or white noise to wind down and get to sleep.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
For example, if research participants have to drive home from a study, need to work the following day, or are trying to get to sleep fast and not feel impaired the next day, f-phenibut will be preferable to Phenibut.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Lucky freshmen even get to sleep on the third floor of Grey Towers Castle, while the lower floors host lectures, book readings, and conferences.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Get to sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to%20sleep. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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