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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Just four months ago, Kyiv's residents were doing everything they could to stay warm as temperatures dropped to -20C and heating and power was offline for days on end.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Can I buy SpaceX or OpenAI or Anthropic stock, hold it for years or decades on end, and beat the market?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

But the amount of surviving material from the early 1680s onwards is extraordinary, providing access to an almost daily flow of reports for years on end.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

“Cars” merchandise fit nicely alongside Hot Wheels and model trains, something you could put in a child’s hand and have them zooming along walls for hours on end.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end as she curled into a ball and covered her head.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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