all hours

Idioms  

1. Irregular times, as in You can't come home at all hours and expect your supper to be ready. The expression can also mean “late at night,” as in College students like to stay up talking until all hours. It is sometimes amplified into all hours of the day and night. [c. 1930]

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"I felt I was capable but was being excluded by the fact I can't be vertical all hours of the day that most people expect," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It’s a lifestyle not entirely dissimilar to the rigorous training of an ice-skating prodigy, putting in the work at all hours to hone their skill.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

“There is not a linear relationship between view hours and revenue and profit because all hours are not created equal,” said Greg Peters, Netflix co-CEO on an earnings presentation on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

A newfangled kind of derivative that trades at all hours and with leverage grew into a sensation in overseas markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

“You work too hard. One can't be up at all hours and expect not to be affected.”

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed