longer days

More sunlight hours

Longer days refers to the period when daylight hours increase, typically as winter transitions to spring and summer.

The phrase often carries connotations of warmth, outdoor activity, and improved mood: I'm looking forward to longer days so I can garden after work.

It can also describe any situation where time seems to stretch: The longer days of unemployment wore on him.

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evening stroll · solstice · June · golden · golden hour · twilight · sunshine · late · stretched · lingering · bright · hours · dusk · extended · spring · awakening · growth · energy

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Opposites
daylight duration

longer daysshorter days

Reduced sunlit hours

short days · early sunset

seasonal association

longer daysmidwinter

Season's coldest period

winter solstice · winter · December · fall equinox · Advent

Family

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