all-night

adjective

ˈȯl-ˈnīt 

1

: lasting throughout the night

an all-night poker game

2

: open throughout the night

an all-night diner

Examples of all-night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After an all-day, all-night marathon of intense pressure from the White House, the House Thursday passed and sent to President Donald Trump sweeping legislation to cut taxes but also cut help for the millions of Californians who rely on Medicaid and food assistance. —David Lightman updated July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the U.S. House 215-214 early on May 22, with all Democrats and two Republicans − Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio − voting against it after a marathon all-night debate. —Quinlan Bentley, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

What started as a routine but laborious day of amendment voting, in a process called vote-a-rama, spiraled into an all-night slog as Republican leaders bought time to shore up support. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025

Trump’s remarks comes as the Senate pulled an all-night vote-a-rama on amendments to the bill. —Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 1 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for all-night

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight