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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absurd hours" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe work hours or schedules that are unreasonable or excessively long.
Example: "Working from 8 AM to 10 PM every day feels like I'm putting in absurd hours for this project."
Alternatives: "ridiculous hours" or "outrageous hours".
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All of them had been up until absurd hours, hooked on the World Series.
Although I do detest being awakened at absurd hours of the night, that red sweater really does look pretty good on her.
They're not forced to work absurd hours, her overtime paychecks don't disappear into the ether and she gets frequent breaks.
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One result was that last-minute haggling led to a deal only at the absurd hour of 2am.
There were an absurd few hours yesterday when everybody knew it, but nobody in authority could confirm it.
The rules for watching online movies from authorized sites are absurd (24 hours to finish the movie? Have they never heard of bedtime?).
This year's festival sold out in record time, an almost absurd one hour and 40 minutes after tickets went on sale last October.
After arriving in Amsterdam dog-tired on a bus from Brussels due to an absurd 24-hour Belgian train strike, I steeled myself to stay up until 3 a.m. to begin watching the first presidential debate on CNBC.
"For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week.
That Limbaugh apology, in full: A Statement from Rush March 03, 2012 For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week.
It felt absurd spending five hours a day watching experimental theatre and comedy as feral packs rampaged down my Brixton street – but that's my job.
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