burned daylight

A form of burn daylight — To use artificial light during the daytime when one could simply use the sunlight.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of burn daylight
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: burned daylight on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.