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at all hours

at all hours prepositional phrase: at all times of the day; around the clock.

Prepositional phrase

(idiomatic)

  1. (idiomatic) At all times of the day; around the clock.
  2. (idiomatic) Late into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.
    • It's hard to sleep with the neighbors playing the radio so loud and that dog barking at all hours.

Questions about at all hours

What does at all hours mean?
At all hours means at all times of the day; around the clock.
What part of speech is at all hours?
At all hours is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at all hours in the dictionary

  1. at all
  2. at all adventures
  3. at all costs
  4. at all events
  5. at all hands
  6. at all hours
  7. at all points
  8. at all risks
  9. at all times
  10. at an end
  11. at anchor

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