break of dawn
First morning light
Break of dawn is the moment when daylight first appears on the horizon—the transition from night to day.
The phrase emphasizes the earliest possible moment of morning: We'll leave at the break of dawn.
Synonymous with daybreak, first light, and crack of dawn.
- morningDay's early hours
- sunupMorning's first light
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
aurora · daylight · morning dew · early morning · awakening · renewal · fresh start · horizon · new beginnings · hope · golden hour · wee hours · quiet hours · sunbeam · early riser · transition · new day · rebirth
symbolic meaning
break of dawntwilight years
Late stage of life
last gasp · swan song · final curtain · sunset years · end of an era
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