all-nighter

noun

all-night·​er ˈȯl-ˈnī-tər 

: something that lasts all night

specifically : an all-night study session

Examples of all-nighter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But even in the short term – for instance, in the all-nighters pulled by college students, corporate workers, or on-call doctors – loss of sleep takes its toll, researchers say, damaging DNA and preventing cell rejuvenation. —Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024

Effects on health of an all-nighter Pulling an all-nighter can have several impacts on the body, both physically and mentally. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024

The Toronto producer’s debut EP is a carnival of dancehall, garage, and jungle, an homage to her Caribbean upbringing and years of all-nighters at the rave. —Pitchfork, 28 Sep. 2023

But first, the family of four endured something that would test any new relationship: a 15-hour all-nighter of a road trip back to New York. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023

Workloads like that can lead to pulling all-nighters. —Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023

Clearly, those all-nighters paid off! —Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 19 Mar. 2023

This meant many all-nighters spent working and then curling up under her cutting table to get a few hours of rest. —Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above