night and day

adverb

: all the time : continually

Examples of night and day in a Sentence

night and day she reminded him that if it weren't for her, he'd be a nobody
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There is a night and day difference between how the Chiefs cover WRs and TEs. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The difference between seeing a total solar eclipse and a partial eclipse is, quite literally, like night and day. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 That's because there is nearly the same amount of night and day during an equinox. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024 Moon missions always account for the cycles of the lunar night and day, each of which lasts two weeks, but there is currently no standard timescale on the moon similar to the Coordinated Universal Time system that keeps clocks ticking in tandem here on Earth. Becky Ferreira, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for night and day 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of night and day was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Night and day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20and%20day. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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