# wide awake

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/wide-awake
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.

## Examples

- I am wide awake and cannot fall asleep.
- After drinking three cups of coffee, he was wide awake during the late night meeting.
- Despite the late hour and the exhaustion of the journey, she remained wide awake, listening to the unfamiliar sounds of the forest.

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