morning, noon and night

Every waking hour

Morning, noon and night means all day long, constantly, or at every possible time.

The phrase emphasizes relentlessness or thoroughness by naming the day's three main divisions: She works morning, noon and night to support her family.

It often carries a tone of complaint or exhaustion: The baby cries morning, noon and night.

Related

all day long · lunch · three square meals · dinner · dawn · incessant · unceasing · daily · circadian rhythms · perpetual · 24/7 · schedule · daybreak · midday · breakfast · workday · time of day · dusk

Opposites
frequency/constancy

morning, noon and nightoccasionally

At infrequent intervals

rarely · seldom · once in a while · once in a blue moon · never

duration/persistence

morning, noon and nightbriefly

In few words

momentarily · temporarily · fleetingly · for a moment · in passing

Family

morning, night, mornings, nights, nightly, nighttime, overnight, midnight, midnights

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