all hours

plural noun

: a very late time
stayed up until all hours

Examples of all hours in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 For the last two weeks, White and his neighbors have heard frequent honking at any and all hours coming from the Waymo lot, often waking him in the middle of the night as the cars beep at each other — a seemingly worthless alert as one unmanned vehicle honks at another. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 There are dozens of dedicated individuals that attend every launch, setting up remotes, working all hours of the day and night to capture history. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for all hours 

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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 29 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

all hours

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