day or night
20
2.4
- idiom
:
a cualquier hora
- Ring me, day or night, if you decide you need my help.
- at any time of day or night
And it creates the feeling of sleepiness independent of time of day or night.
- And it creates the feeling of sleepiness independent of time of day or night.
- Now this outlet timer will turn on or off anything you plug into it at a predetermined time of day or night.
- The grandiose narcissist as a parent may impulsively message the teacher at all times of day or night to get what they want for their child.
Examples
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If it's an emergency, you can call me any hour, day or night.
Fiction book (1994) -
You can go in any time day or night.
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So whether day or night, this thing is putting in work.
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Hope you have an amazing day or night and I will see you all next time.
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Family and friends are welcome any hour, day or night.
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Come on up, any hour, day or night.
Fiction book (1996) -
I can walk down the streets any time of day or night.
Blog text (10) -
Call me anytime, day or night.
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I want you to know that you can call me anytime you want, day or night.
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You can reach customer service day or night if you have any questions.
Synonyms
97
3.9
Happening at all times, day and night
59
3.0
Happens all day and all night without stopping
24
3.9
Happening all day and all night without stopping
8
3.2
Happening all day and night without stopping
7
3.0
Happens all day and night without stopping
1
2.5
All the time without stopping
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'at any time' is directly and transparently derived from combining the known time words 'day' and 'night' with the coordinator 'or' to indicate either period (i.e., whenever). This simple compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Day or night comes from the simple picture of both the day and the night, the two opposite parts of the 24 hours; saying both together creates a strong image of something happening 'at any time'.