pull an all-nighter

verb

To stay awake throughout the night, usually when working or studying.

“Near-synonyms: burn the midnight oil, elucubrate”

Similar
burn the midnight oilelucubrate
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Meanings

verbpull an all-nighter (third-person singular simple present pulls an all-nighter, present participle pulling an all-nighter, simple past and past participle pulled an all-nighter)

present singular third person pulls an all-nighter · participle present pulling an all-nighter · participle past pulled an all-nighter · past pulled an all-nighter

  1. idiomaticinformalTo stay awake throughout the night, usually when working or studying.

    Near-synonyms: burn the midnight oil, elucubrate

    1 more example

    OK, let's order some pizzas and get comfortable, because we're gonna be pulling an all-nighter to get this emergency help put together.

    Synonyms: burn the midnight oil, elucubrate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo stay awake throughout the night, usually when working or studying.

Similar
burn the midnight oilelucubrate
Also see
burn the midnight oilelucubratelucubrate

Translations

Arabic سهر طول الليل
  • سهر طول الليلwork throughout the night
Chinese Mandarin 開夜車 /开夜车, 熬通宵
  • 開夜車 /开夜车 (kāi yèchē)work throughout the night
  • 熬通宵 (áotōngxiāo)work throughout the night
Dutch een nachtje doorhalen, een nacht doorhalen
  • een nachtje doorhalenwork throughout the night
  • een nacht doorhalenwork throughout the night
  • lucubrerenwork throughout the night
Finnish valvoa yötä myöten
  • valvoa yötä myötenwork throughout the night
French passer une nuit blanche, faire nuit blanche
  • passer une nuit blanchework throughout the night
  • faire nuit blanchework throughout the night
German eine Nachtschicht einlegen
  • eine Nachtschicht einlegenwork throughout the night
Hungarian éjszakázik, végigdolgozza az éjszakát
  • éjszakázikwork throughout the night
  • végigdolgozza az éjszakátwork throughout the night
Italian fare nottata
  • fare nottatawork throughout the night
Japanese 徹夜する
  • 徹夜する (tetsuya suru)work throughout the night
Korean 밤새우다, 밤새다
  • 밤새우다 (bamsae'uda)work throughout the night
  • 밤새다 (bamsaeda)work throughout the night
Norwegian Bokmål døgne
  • døgnework throughout the night
Polish zarywać noc, zarwać noc
  • zarywać nocwork throughout the night
  • zarwać nocwork throughout the night
Portuguese passar a noite em claro, virar a noite
  • passar a noite em clarowork throughout the night
  • virar a noitework throughout the night
  • fazer uma diretawork throughout the night
Russian труди́ться всю ночь напролёт
  • труди́ться всю ночь напролёт (trudítʹsja vsju nočʹ naproljót)work throughout the night
Spanish trasnochar, pasar la noche en claro / vela
  • trasnocharwork throughout the night
  • pasar la noche en claro / velawork throughout the night
  • desvelarsework throughout the night
Swedish dygna
  • dygnawork throughout the night
Thai โต้รุ่ง
  • โต้รุ่งwork throughout the night
Turkish sabahlamak
  • sabahlamakwork throughout the night
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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