first light
noun
: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.
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Work resumed at first light, with one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe having been used to haul the 184-foot Bayesian from beneath the waves.
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Reuters, NBC news, 21 June 2025
Sometime soon, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, in Chile, is expected to see first light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Both facilities are targeting first light before the end of this decade, but this will depend on funding and how smoothly construction proceeds.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
The Rubin telescope, under construction in Cerro Pachón, Chile, is expected to see first light in 2025.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 21 June 2025
Sometime soon, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, in Chile, is expected to see first light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Both facilities are targeting first light before the end of this decade, but this will depend on funding and how smoothly construction proceeds.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
The Rubin telescope, under construction in Cerro Pachón, Chile, is expected to see first light in 2025.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first light
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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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