from dawn to dusk

American  

[fruhm dawn tuh duhsk] / ˌfrʌm ˈdɔn tə ˈdʌsk /

Also from dawn till dusk

adverb

1. from shortly before sunrise to shortly after sunset; throughout the daylight hours.

   Motorized watercraft may be operated at any safe and legal speed from dawn to dusk any day of the week from November 1st to March 31st.

2. every day from early to late, without a break; ceaselessly or constantly.

   All these eight years I’ve been sweating it out at work from dawn to dusk, and I’m happy with what I accomplished.

   Since I got the game I've been playing from dawn to dusk, and have logged about 600 hours already.

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Etymology

Origin of from dawn to dusk

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

From dawn to dusk, observant Muslims the world over will refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual intercourse.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

From dawn to dusk along the road our planes are never out of hearing.

From Time Magazine Archive

From dawn to dusk these days, Bush has taken the dewy path along the Rose Garden and wondered about his fate.

From Time Magazine Archive

From dawn to dusk, day after day, the slow-shuffling queue wound through the cemetery to the silent grave, heaped with flowers, surrounded with guttering vigil lights.

From Time Magazine Archive

From dawn to dusk he suffered like an animal in a trap, drank coffee, smoked, begged meals from the kitchen, and napped.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood