from dawn to dusk

Sunrise to sunset

From dawn to dusk means throughout the entire day, from sunrise to sunset.

The phrase emphasizes duration or continuous activity during daylight hours: We worked from dawn to dusk harvesting the fields.

It suggests hard labor or full engagement with a task, though it can describe any all-day activity.

Related

working hours · day shift · long hours · hard day's work · perseverance · diligence · steadfastness · circadian rhythm · fading light · afternoon · solar cycle · commitment · continuity · tireless · endurance · golden hour · industriousness · productivity

Opposites
temporal coverage

from dawn to duskovernight

Spanning evening to morning

all night long · by night · nocturnally · after dark · at night

duration/extent

from dawn to duskbriefly

In few words

momentarily · for a moment · fleetingly · in an instant · sporadically

Family

from, dawn, dusk, dawns, dawned, dawning, dusks, dusky, duskier

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