sleep debt

English

Noun

sleep debt (countable and uncountable, plural sleep debts)

  1. The cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep, especially as seen as able to be made up for by sleeping more than usual.
    • 2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however. This gave rise to a scientific consensus that sleep debt could be forgiven with a couple of quality snoozes — as reflected in casual statements like “I’ll catch up on sleep” or “I’ll be more awake tomorrow.”

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