at the crack of dawn
idiom
: very early in the morning : at dawn
We got up at the crack of dawn to go fishing.
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Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
But while many canines might be up at the crack of dawn to demand breakfast and a morning walk, this didn't exactly happen with Lucy, as Lynde, who didn't give her surname, revealed in a viral video.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Temperatures are sweltering at the crack of dawn and often remain that way throughout the night.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
Given the hordes of fans that rose at the crack of dawn and weathered the elements just to get a glimpse of the five-time major champion during a practice round earlier this week, the bedlam that awaited the boy from Holywood on Thursday should have come as no surprise.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
But while many canines might be up at the crack of dawn to demand breakfast and a morning walk, this didn't exactly happen with Lucy, as Lynde, who didn't give her surname, revealed in a viral video.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Temperatures are sweltering at the crack of dawn and often remain that way throughout the night.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
Given the hordes of fans that rose at the crack of dawn and weathered the elements just to get a glimpse of the five-time major champion during a practice round earlier this week, the bedlam that awaited the boy from Holywood on Thursday should have come as no surprise.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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“At the crack of dawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20crack%20of%20dawn. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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