"I got late to sleep today" or "I got late in sleeping today"

[tufguy]

Is it correct to say "I got late to sleep today" or "I got late in sleeping today"?

 

[Tarheel]

I'm a little confused. Do you mean you went to bed late or that you got up late?

 

[tufguy]

I'm a little confused. Do you mean you went to bed late or that you got up late?

I went to bed late.

 

[Skrej]

Then say exactly that.

 

[probus]

Is it correct to say "I got late to sleep today" or "I got late in sleeping today"?

Both are wrong.

 

[tufguy]

Both are wrong.

Okay, the only thing I can say is "I went to the bed late last night". Am I correct?

 

[5jj]

Okay, the only thing I can say is "I went to the bed late last night". Am I correct?

Omit 'the'.

 

[emsr2d2]

There's a difference between your original post, which was about sleep, and #6, which is about going to bed. Going to bed and going to sleep aren't the same thing.
Going to bed refers simply to the act of getting into your bed, pulling the covers over you, usually in preparation for sleep. However, once you've gone to bed, you might read a book, play on your phone, listen to music, watch TV (if you have a TV in your bedroom) etc. Going to sleep refers to the act of moving from your waking state to your sleeping state.

I went to bed late last night. (We have no idea what time you actually fell asleep.)
I went to sleep late last night. (We have no idea what time you got into bed.)

 

[tedmc]

I'd say, "I slept late last night". There was no mentionn about bed in the first post.

 

[5jj]

I'd say, "I slept late last night".

The meaning of that is not clear.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd say no comma here "I slept late last night". There was no mentionn mention about of bed in the first post.

 

[Tarheel]

Well, if you went to bed late you probably didn't start sleeping until you got in bed.

 

[tedmc]

The meaning of that is not clear.

What is not clear?

 

[emsr2d2]

What is not clear?

The meaning, as 5jj indicated.

It could mean that the person went to sleep last night at a time they consider to be late. It could also mean that the person went to sleep at 3pm, intending to sleep until, say, 9pm but then didn't wake up until 11pm. In the latter case, they could be a shift worker, for instance.

There is a difference between "slept late" and "went to sleep late".

 

[tufguy]

The meaning, as 5jj indicated.

It could mean that the person went to sleep last night at a time they consider to be late. It could also mean that the person went to sleep at 3pm, intending to sleep until, say, 9pm but then didn't wake up until 11pm. In the latter case, they could be a shift worker, for instance.

There is a difference between "slept late" and "went to sleep late".

Okay, slept late means you slept later than usual and went to sleep late means it took you some time to fall off to sleep. Am I correct?

 

[5jj]

Okay, slept late means you slept later than usual

As I said before, and emsr2d2 confirmed, the meaning is not clear.

and went to sleep late means it took you some time to fall off to sleep. Am I correct?

Not necessarily.

 

[Tarheel]

Okay, slept late means you slept later than usual and went to sleep late means it took you some time to fall off to sleep. Am I correct?

The "later than usual" part applies to both.

 

[emsr2d2]

... "went to sleep late" means it took you some time to fall off to sleep. Am I correct?

No.

 

[tedmc]

The meaning, as 5jj indicated.

It could mean that the person went to sleep last night at a time they consider to be late. It could also mean that the person went to sleep at 3pm, intending to sleep until, say, 9pm but then didn't wake up until 11pm. In the latter case, they could be a shift worker, for instance.

There is a difference between "slept late" and "went to sleep late".

How would you express OP's original idea then?

 

[emsr2d2]

How would you express the OP's original idea then?

Provided tufguy understands the difference between the various terms we've explained in this thread, I'd use exactly what he said in post #3 - "I went to bed late last night". If the word "sleep" was particularly relevant at the time he wrote #1, I'd say "I fell asleep late last night".