on end

Idioms  

1. Continuously, without interruption, as in It's been raining for days on end. This term, which might just as well be put “seemingly without end,” dates from about 1300.

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on end

He intends to continue Berkshire’s tradition of annual meetings where shareholders pepper management with questions for hours on end, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But the situation has significantly worsened, with blackouts lasting as long as 30 hours in Havana and even days on end in other provinces.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

In the broadcast booth, he sometimes alternates between standing and sitting, or puts his feet up on a table, anything to avoid sitting for hours on end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

In the end, Price’s designer makeover came at the perfect time, concluding just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the family forced to quarantine inside the dwelling for weeks on end.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Every year there are seven days on end when the sea lies still and calm; no breath of wind stirs the waters.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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