lighting-up timen.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtɪŋˈʌp tʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˌlaɪdɪŋˈəp ˌtaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lighting up n., time n.

Etymology: < lighting up n. + time n.

Rare in U.S. usage.

1. The time at which lights are turned on. Also: the period during which lights are turned on.

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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > time when street lights come on

lighting-up time1834

1834 Sydney Herald 13 Nov. Shopkeepers should be on the alert for thieves about dusk in the evening, just before lighting-up time, as a number of depredations have been committed upon the tradespeople of Sydney at that period.

1849 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 24 Nov. 4/4 The directions are,—in lighting up time not to leave the engine house before light in the morning, and after dark in the evening.

1963 Times 20 May 3/3 M.C.C., going in with three-quarters of an hour left, lost Atkinson before the umpires decided it was lighting-up time.

2007 Canberra Times (Nexis) 30 Nov. A free concert will also take place around the [Christmas] tree from 7pm, with lighting up time at 8.30pm.

2. The time at which the lights on bicycles and vehicles are required by law to be switched on; the period during which the lights on vehicles must be switched on.

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1880 London Bicycle Club Gaz. 10 Sept. 203/2 It was now lighting-up time, and the authorities here are very particular.

1904 Bunbury (W. Austral.) Herald 4 Jan. Sun rises, 5.17 a.m.; sets, 7.26... Lighting-up time, 7.26 p.m.

1935 H. G. Wells Things to Come iii. 23 It [sc. a newspaper] should show the customary insets beside the title of the weather forecast and the lighting-up time.

1947 Whitaker's Almanack 150/2 The legal importance of Sunrise and Sunset is that the Road Transport Lighting Act, 1927 defines Lighting-up Time for vehicles as being from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

2019 Irish Independent (Nexis) 23 Jan. (Motors section) 2 If your vehicle is fitted with daytime running lights, remember to switch on your dipped headlights at lighting up time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	lighting-up time
释义	lighting-up timen. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtɪŋˈʌp tʌɪm/, U.S. /ˌlaɪdɪŋˈəp ˌtaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lighting up n., time n. Etymology: < lighting up n. + time n. Rare in U.S. usage. 1. The time at which lights are turned on. Also: the period during which lights are turned on. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > time when street lights come on lighting-up time1834 1834 Sydney Herald 13 Nov. Shopkeepers should be on the alert for thieves about dusk in the evening, just before lighting-up time, as a number of depredations have been committed upon the tradespeople of Sydney at that period. 1849 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 24 Nov. 4/4 The directions are,—in lighting up time not to leave the engine house before light in the morning, and after dark in the evening. 1963 Times 20 May 3/3 M.C.C., going in with three-quarters of an hour left, lost Atkinson before the umpires decided it was lighting-up time. 2007 Canberra Times (Nexis) 30 Nov. A free concert will also take place around the [Christmas] tree from 7pm, with lighting up time at 8.30pm. 2. The time at which the lights on bicycles and vehicles are required by law to be switched on; the period during which the lights on vehicles must be switched on. ΚΠ 1880 London Bicycle Club Gaz. 10 Sept. 203/2 It was now lighting-up time, and the authorities here are very particular. 1904 Bunbury (W. Austral.) Herald 4 Jan. Sun rises, 5.17 a.m.; sets, 7.26... Lighting-up time, 7.26 p.m. 1935 H. G. Wells Things to Come iii. 23 It [sc. a newspaper] should show the customary insets beside the title of the weather forecast and the lighting-up time. 1947 Whitaker's Almanack 150/2 The legal importance of Sunrise and Sunset is that the Road Transport Lighting Act, 1927 defines Lighting-up Time for vehicles as being from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. 2019 Irish Independent (Nexis) 23 Jan. (Motors section) 2 If your vehicle is fitted with daytime running lights, remember to switch on your dipped headlights at lighting up time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1834
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