all hours

plural noun

: a very late time
stayed up until all hours

Examples of all hours in a Sentence

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There’s a never-ending supply of tuk-tuks, which run at all hours and are manned by friendly drivers. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024 And the best part is, it could be eaten all hours of the day. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024 That was the case even before the pandemic upended the working arrangements of millions of New Yorkers who once required full-time childcare workers and now seem to want nannies to be on call at all hours, but be compensated for just a fraction of them. Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024 The team wanted to evoke the idea of endless cooking—from all hours of the day; from sunrise to sunset with inspiration from the endless elements of nature. Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all hours 

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all hours was in 1668

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“All hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20hours. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

all hours

plural noun
: a very late time
stayed up until all hours
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