"I have the feeling," he said, after what had been a sleepless night, "tonight will be an early bedtime."

Room service and an early bedtime sounds like seventh heaven at this point.

With the children's usual early bedtime in mind (it never happened), we had chosen the first dinner seating.

My heart sank as visions of an early bedtime evaporated.

I was ever hopeful of early bedtimes and long naps.

On weekends such as this he liked to sleep late in spite of an early bedtime.

"I hope you weren't planning on an early bedtime," Thrush says.

The entrance door was bolted shut at 8:30, which didn't matter much with my daughter's early bedtime.

The tired child welcomed an early bedtime that night.

His doctor notes that he is suffering from general exhaustion, and orders earlier bedtime.