When you want to give or receive something, you need to do it at a sensible time. If you try to give or get something at a silly time, it might not count. What counts as a sensible time depends on the situation. It's up to the people involved to decide if the time is right or not.
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Demand or tender of delivery may be treated as having no effect unless made at a reasonable hour.
The question of what is a reasonable hour is a question of fact.
