at the crack of dawn

idiom

: very early in the morning : at dawn

We got up at the crack of dawn to go fishing.

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Lisa Epstein got up at the crack of dawn to drive from her home in San Antonio to Austin and then waited more than eight hours to speak to the Texas State Board of Education. —

Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024 Who wants to board a plane at the crack of dawn in a pair of stiff pants? —

Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024 Black Friday lures shoppers out at the crack of dawn with its flash, deep discounts on all the latest technology but a new study shows that nearly a third of those deals aren’t really deals at all. —

Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024 But a lot has changed since 1939, including many consumers who prefer to shop online over multiple days instead of trekking to the mall at the crack of dawn. —

Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the crack of dawn

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