following the sun

Tracking solar movement

Following the sun describes a work arrangement where tasks pass continuously across time zones, so someone is always working during daylight hours: Our support team follows the sun—London hands off to San Francisco, which hands off to Singapore.

The phrase also describes a lifestyle of traveling to stay in warm, sunny climates: Retirees following the sun from Arizona to Florida.

Related

migratory patterns · circadian rhythm · solar tracker · solar collector · sun worship · sunrise to sunset · nomadic lifestyle · travel light · enlightenment · seasonal affective disorder · renewal · growth · golden hour · snowbird · vitality · warm glow · mindfulness · positivity

Opposites
light-seeking behavior

following the sunphotophobic

Averse to illumination

shade-loving · nocturnal

directional movement pattern

following the suncounterclockwise

Rotating leftward from above

widdershins · staying put

lifestyle orientation

following the sunhibernating

Seasonally dormant state

staying put · nightlife · settling down · hunkering down · sedentary lifestyle

Family

follow, following, followed, follows, follower, followers, solstice, solarium

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G