Meaning of sleep debt | Babel Free

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The cumulative effect of not obtaining enough sleep, especially as seen as able to be made up for by sleeping more than usual.

countable, uncountable

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“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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