night and day

Idioms and Phrases

Also day and night . Continually, without stopping. This phrase is used either literally, as in The alarm is on night and day , or hyperbolically, as in We were working day and night on these drawings . Shakespeare put it by night and day in The Comedy of Errors (4:2): “Time comes stealing on by night and day.”

Example Sentences

Remember, that’s the dividing line between night and day on the moon.

From National Geographic Kids

"We will work to find solutions. I don’t think anything’s inevitable, we will work night and day to make sure we can get a positive resolution."

From BBC

It was night and day from their flat showing in Budapest.

From BBC

She has now had the new surgery, and described the difference as “night and day” between the two surgeries.

From BBC

You would think that I wouldn't be scared of the outcome of this election because the outcomes are so night and day, but I am.

From BBC