Answer: uplate

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Burning the midnight oil

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Cramming for a test, maybe

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Cramming for a final, perhaps

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Like students on finals eve
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Studying into the wee hours, say
UPLATECramming, say
UPLATEWay to stay, for Jay, say
UPLATECelebrating New Year's Eve
UPLATENot ready to retire?
UPLATEDoing some binge-watching, maybe
UPLATEHaving a midnight snack, say
UPLATEWatching infomercials, maybe
UPLATEWatching the ball drop, perhaps
UPLATEWatching Conan O'Brien, say
UPLATEWorking through the night
UPLATEBurning the midnight oil, so to speak
UPLATEStill awake at 1 a.m., say
UPLATEWatching Letterman or Conan, say
UPLATEPulling an all-nighter, e.g.
UPLATEAwake into the wee hours
UPLATEAwake far past midnight
UPLATEOut beyond the curfew