all day

/ɔːl deɪ/

adverb

For the period of an entire day, or at least during all the daytime of a day.

“There hasn't been a breath of wind all day.”

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Meanings

adverball day (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFor the period of an entire day, or at least during all the daytime of a day.

    There hasn't been a breath of wind all day.

    1 more example

    So thick a haze o’erspreads the sky, They cannot see the sun on high: The wind hath blown a gale all day; At evening it hath died away.

    1802, Robert Southey, The Inchcape Rock
  2. figurativelynot comparableEasily; handily; in spades; by far.

    Well, for twenty quid we're having it — it's worth that all day long.

  3. not comparableslangcookingIn total.

    Table 2 needs three tacos, and Table 4 needs six, so that's nine tacos, all day.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
by farfor days

Translations

Arabic طُول اَلْيَوْم, طُول اَلنَّهَار
  • طُول اَلْيَوْم (ṭūl al-yawm)the entire day
  • طُول اَلنَّهَار (ṭūl an-nahār)the entire day
  • كُلّ اَلْيَوْم (kull al-yawm)the entire day
Chinese Cantonese 成日
  • 成日 (seng⁴ jat⁶)the entire day
Chinese Mandarin 終日 /终日, 全天
  • 終日 /终日 (zhōngrì)the entire day
  • 全天 (quántiān)the entire day
  • 整天 (zhěngtiān)the entire day
Dutch de hele dag
  • de hele dagthe entire day
Esperanto tuttage
  • tuttagethe entire day
Finnish koko päivän
  • koko päivänthe entire day
French toute la journée
  • toute la journéethe entire day
German den ganzen Tag
  • den ganzen Tagthe entire day
Greek όλη μέρα, όλη την ημέρα
  • όλη μέραthe entire day
  • όλη την ημέρα (óli tin iméra)the entire day
  • ολημερίς (olimerís)the entire day
Hindi दिन भर, सारे दिन
  • दिन भर (din bhar)the entire day
  • सारे दिन (sāre din)the entire day
Indonesian seharian
  • seharianthe entire day
Japanese 終日, 一日中
  • 終日 (jūjitsu)the entire day
  • 一日中 (ichinichijū)the entire day
Korean 하루 종일
  • 하루 종일 (haru jong'il)the entire day
Latin diū
  • diūthe entire day
Polish cały dzień
  • cały dzieńthe entire day
Portuguese o dia todo
  • o dia todothe entire day
Romanian toată ziua
  • toată ziuathe entire day
Russian це́лый день, весь день
  • це́лый день (célyj denʹ)the entire day
  • весь день (vesʹ denʹ)the entire day
Scottish Gaelic fad an latha
  • fad an lathathe entire day
Spanish todo el día
  • todo el díathe entire day
Tamil நாள் முழுக்க
  • நாள் முழுக்க (nāḷ muḻukka)the entire day
Turkish gün boyu
  • gün boyuthe entire day
Ukrainian весь день
  • весь день (vesʹ denʹ)the entire day
Urdu سارے دن
  • سارے دن (sāre din)the entire day
Vietnamese cả ngày, suốt ngày
  • cả ngàythe entire day
  • suốt ngàythe entire day
Yiddish אַ גאַנצן טאָג
  • אַ גאַנצן טאָג (a gantsn tog)the entire day
Cite this entry
APA

all day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20day

MLA

“all day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20day.

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