sunup

American  

[suhn-uhp] / ˈsʌnˌʌp /

noun

1. sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.

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sunup British  

/ ˈsʌnˌʌp /

noun

1. another name (esp US) for sunrise

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Etymology

Origin of sunup

1705–15, sun + up, on the model of sundown

Example Sentences

When I explained this to a Muslim friend, he replied that it “kinda sounds like diet Ramadan”—which demands that Muslims go without food or drink from sunup to sundown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

HAZELIP: Ellie has taught me that it’s very important to be at the right place at sunup and sundown so you can get the right light for that good picture.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

I grew up on the blacktop — where we teens and preteens pounded basketballs from sunup till the lights at the park went dark.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

It’s the kind of place where people work from sunup to sundown, and then spend the rest of their waking hours in the pub, where they very carefully avoid any topics that could agitate anyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2022

“I’d like to be here before sunup, Papa,” I said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls