burning daylight

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

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of burn daylight
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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