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in broad daylight

Syllables: in broad day·light/ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/US/ɪn bɹɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/

in broad daylight prepositional phrase: in ample natural illumination, during the daytime.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
    • A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning.2008 August 23, Shelley Shelton, “Streaking fireball a vivid spectacle in daytime sky”, in Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Ariz., archived from the original on 07 Sep 2008
  2. (figuratively) In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day.
    • 'But surely,' protested Peter half-heartedly, 'he couldn't carry on a racket like that in broad daylight and get away with it?'1934, Leslie Charteris, “The Uncritical Publisher”, in Ian Dickerson, editor, The Saint Intervenes, London: Mulholland Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 125
    • It's still too dangerous for the wife of a journalist who was murdered in the street in broad daylight.2008 January 24, Brian Benntt, “When Iraqis Come to America”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2008

in broad daylight meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

in broad daylight in Hindi

in ample natural illumination
दिनदहाड़े dindahāṛe
in a blatant and publicly visible manner
दिन-दहाड़े din-dahāṛe

in broad daylight in Tamil

in ample natural illumination
பட்டப்பகலில் paṭṭappakalil
in a blatant and publicly visible manner
பட்டப்பகலில் paṭṭappakalil

in broad daylight in Kannada

ಬೆಳ್ಳಂಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಹಾಡುಹಗಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ

in broad daylight in Arabic

in ample natural illumination
فِي وَضَح اَلنَّهَار fī waḍaḥ an-nahār
in a blatant and publicly visible manner
جهارًا نهارًا
More languagesFewer languages
in broad daylight in Indonesian
di siang bolong

Origin of in broad daylight

From in + broad daylight.

Questions about in broad daylight

What does in broad daylight mean?
In broad daylight means in ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
What is in broad daylight in Hindi?
In broad daylight in Hindi is दिनदहाड़े (dindahāṛe), दिन-दहाड़े (din-dahāṛe). See In broad daylight meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is in broad daylight?
In broad daylight is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce in broad daylight?
In broad daylight is pronounced /ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/ (UK).

Words near in broad daylight in the dictionary

  1. in black and white
  2. in blood
  3. in bloom
  4. in book
  5. in brief
  6. in broad daylight
  7. in buckets
  8. in business
  9. in cahoots
  10. in calf
  11. in camera

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in broad daylight (page history and authors); in broad daylight (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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