all-night

all-night
/awl"nuyt'/, adj.
1. taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during an entire night; nightlong: an all-night vigil.
2. open all night, as for business; providing services, accommodations, etc., at all hours of the night: an all-night restaurant.
[1520-30]

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