all-night

Definition

Lasting throughout the whole night (or most of it)

Etymology

From all- + night.

Example Sentences

• "an all-night party"
• "Spite of brown-stone trimmings, plate-glass and mosaic vestibule floors, the water does not rise in summer to the second story, while the beer flows unchecked to the all-night picnics on the roof."
• "The former G.E.R. all-night service between Liverpool Street and Chingford, at hourly intervals, is revived."