all-night

[ awl-nahyt ]
/ ˈɔlˌnaɪt /

adjective

taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during an entire night; nightlong: an all-night vigil.
open all night, as for business; providing services, accommodations, etc., at all hours of the night: an all-night restaurant.

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Origin of all-night

First recorded in 1520–30

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