Phrase guide

until all hours

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Until very late; until the small hours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • I used to stay up until all hours watching television.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: tot in de vroege uurtjes — Translations
  • Finnish: yömyöhään — Translations
  • French: jusqu'à pas d'heure — Translations
  • Polish: do późna — Translations
  • Polish: do białego rana — Translations
  • Russian: допоздна́ (dopozdná) — Translations
  • Russian: до по́здней но́чи (do pózdnej nóči) — Translations
  • Russian: до пе́рвых петухо́в (do pérvyx petuxóv) — Translations
  • Russian: до тре́тьих петухо́в (do trétʹix petuxóv) — Translations