all-night

adjective

ˈȯl-ˈnīt 

1

: lasting throughout the night

an all-night poker game

2

: open throughout the night

an all-night diner

Examples of all-night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This all-night-long event will be the best precursor to OffKai Expo Gen 5. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

It should be noted that this screening was not a novelty — a one-off, all-night experience for Nolan nerds and Classics majors. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026

Its namesake, Frankie Knuckles, was known as the godfather of house music — his sets at all-night parties the Warehouse nightclub on the Near West Side drew thousands. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Intensify your eyes with the creamy, 24-Hour Waterproof Eyeliner, which glides on smooth for all-day to all-night wear. — ABC News, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for all-night

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight