Does “sleep late” mean “wake up late”?
Thanks.
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They mean the same thing.
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I thought “sleep late” and “wake up late” have different meanings. “Sleeping late” refers to going to bed or falling asleep at a late hour, typically beyond the usual or recommended bedtime. It indicates a late sleep onset. On the other hand, “waking up late” refers to getting out of bed or rising from sleep at a late hour in the morning or later than one’s usual waking time. It indicates a delayed wake-up time.
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As you sleep late, so you wake up late!
Suppose your normal sleeping time is from 10 PM to 5 AM. But this morning you woke up at 07 o’clock.
You may tell your friend that you slept late yesterday, so you woke up late today.
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No. It means when you wake up.
But maybe I should partially change my answer. If you add the word ‘go’ or ‘going’, it changes the meaning. So ‘going to sleep late’ is the time when you begin sleep, not when you end sleep.
‘To sleep late’ and ‘to wake up late’ have the same meaning.
‘I slept late’ and ‘I woke up late’ have the same meaning.
(There is a very subtle difference, but I don’t want to confuse things)
‘Go/went to sleep’ has a different meaning. That is the time you begin sleep.
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Perhaps there are regional differences, but in AmE, as NN said, the two phrases are the same,
Some examples:
I went to bed late last night.
I didn’t get to bed until late last night.
I didn’t get to sleep until late last night.
I didn’t go to sleep until late last night.
I slept late this morning.
I woke up late this morning.
I didn’t get up until late this morning.
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Do you also mean ‘lie in’? E.g.: ‘It was Sunday, so she could lie in till almost lunch time.’
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