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all hours

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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Some gyms now stay open all hours, night and day.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Unpaid family and friends perform 75% to 80% of all hours of eldercare work in the U.S., according to research from the Urban Institute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

If Evy is virtually alone in a house where strange noises are occurring at all hours, what would possess her to put on noise-canceling headphones, other than a death wish?

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

They are active at all hours and can be bolder than usual.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

It’s a Sunday, and last night the dance went until all hours.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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