all-night

[awl-nahyt]

adjective

1. taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during an entire night; nightlong.

   an all-night vigil.

2. open all night, as for business; providing services, accommodations, etc., at all hours of the night.

   an all-night restaurant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-night¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

UCLA, as previously enacted, will allow preapproved overnight events — such as an all-night reading last October of famed Palestinian American author Edward Said’s memoir.

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There were decades of traveling the world giving improvisatory keyboard recitals that sometimes included all-night organ recitals in Gothic French cathedrals.

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It just so happened that the band's rehearsal space was directly opposite a cinema that showed all-night horror movies.

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Senate Republicans on Thursday approved a $9 billion package of spending cuts, slashing funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting after an all-night session.

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Hollywood movies and TV shows tend to focus on the more decadent aspects of Thai culture — from the all-night Full Moon Party to sex tourism in Bangkok.

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