Me: I need you to finish this before Friday 11:59 p.m.
You: Ok sure.
vs
Me: I need you to finish this before Friday Midnight You: er, so hand it in on thursday or friday?
Me: ... Friday...
You: But Isn't midnight the first moment of the day?
Me: Shuddup.
The Amazon employee has to speed run the package to your home in one minute. If they don’t succeed they are shipped to Afghanistan to be trained as ISIS members.
A teacher's way of saying "midnight" because they want you to turn in your work "TODAY and TODAY ONLY". NO LATE WORK.
Teacher: I want y'all to turn in your essay before 11:59pm or it's a zero.
Jane: why not midnight?
Teacher: Because I want itcompleted TODAY and TODAY ONLY.