all-day

[ awl-dey ]

adjective

1. taking up, extending through, lasting for, or occurring continually during a day, especially the hours of daylight; daylong:

   an all-day tour of the city; an all-day lollipop.

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-day¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The Simpsons is really experiencing this pop culture moment of late, with the all-day FXX marathon.

From The Daily Beast

The longlists are whittled down to shortlists of five during the intense all-day January board meeting.

From The Daily Beast

Sweet Basil, which has been around since 1977, serves amazingly fresh lunch and dinners, and has all-day bar hours.

From The Daily Beast

Today's all-day conference taking a "second look" shows the power of the right in even getting such a question on the table.

From The Daily Beast

From Leamington to London was nearly an all-day's run, although the distance is only one hundred miles.

From Project Gutenberg

Assault on Vienna In the course of an all-day fight the troops succeeded in taking the suburbs.

From Project Gutenberg

One Sunday the church announced an all-day meeting and basket dinner in a grove near Peter's house.

From Project Gutenberg

But Raven was not accustomed to the long, all-day flights of the geese, and he became tired.

From Project Gutenberg

Tent inspection was over and they were going for an all-day hike through the woods.

From Project Gutenberg