daytime

Everyday

1. Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, between sunrise and sunset. tree →
2. Used before another noun, it means happening during the day, as in daytime TV or a daytime nap. tree →

In the lessons

In science it is the half of the Earth's turn when your side faces the Sun; animals that are active in the daytime are called diurnal, the opposite of nocturnal. In everyday life it marks when most people work, go to school and play outside. Phrases: in the daytime, during the daytime, daytime temperature.

Examples

• Owls sleep in the daytime and hunt at night. tree →
• It is warmer in the daytime than at night. tree →
• We only ride our bikes in the daytime. tree →
• Squirrels are busy in the daytime. tree →
• Daytime temperatures in Australia can reach 40 degrees in summer. tree →
• Grandpa likes a short daytime nap. tree →
• The park is open in the daytime only. tree →
• Daytime TV is mostly quiz shows. tree →
• In the daytime she never came out of her house; she only came out at night. tree →

Note

One word, not «day time». Uncountable: say «in the daytime», not «in a daytime». Opposite: night-time. In summer the daytime is longer than in winter; at the North and South Poles it can last for months.

In Jewish tradition

In science it is the half of the Earth's turn when your side faces the Sun; animals that are active in the daytime are called diurnal, the opposite of nocturnal. In everyday life it marks when most people work, go to school and play outside. Phrases: in the daytime, during the daytime, daytime temperature.

Examples

• And he cried as a lion: 'Upon the watch-tower, O Lord, I stand continually in the daytime, and I am set in my ward all the nights.' (Prophets ISA.21.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

One word, not «day time». Uncountable: say «in the daytime», not «in a daytime». Opposite: night-time. In summer the daytime is longer than in winter; at the North and South Poles it can last for months.