all day vs Whole day

Both 'all day' and 'whole day' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'All day' is more commonly used and refers to the entire duration of a day, while 'whole day' is less common and emphasizes the entirety of the day without interruption.

Last updated: April 05, 2024 • 371 views

all day

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'all day' to refer to the entire duration of a day, from morning until night.

Examples:

I worked all day on the project.
She has been studying all day for her exam.
We spent all day at the beach.
He has been waiting for you all day.
The party lasted all day and into the night.

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You look after Elena all day.
Mexican wrestling on pay-per-view all day.
Great for the kitchen light all day.
I was feeling tired all day.
I checked my pager all day.
The bank manager rang all day.
Collier's been surrounded by bodyguards all day.
We have gone back and forth all day.
Wilfred's been misbehaving all day.
Who threatened my husband all day.
Elway's done nothing all day.
He was outside playing all day.
He's been weird all day.
A homeowner saw the motorcycle parked here all day.
We could play animals all day.
Your wife spends all day sewing.
I spend all day teaching Eleanor.
I read scripts all day long.
Work all day, party tonight.
You're shut in... Surrounded by noise all day.

Alternatives:

the whole day
the entire day
the whole time
the entire time

Whole day

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

Use 'whole day' to emphasize the entirety of the day without interruption.

Examples:

I spent the whole day cleaning the house.
She dedicated the whole day to gardening.
We had the whole day to explore the city.
He worked the whole day without taking a break.
The children played outside the whole day.

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Last updated: October 31, 2024

Jul 20, 2011 ... From the choice you have given. I'm there all day. is correct. A possible phrase using whole would be. I'm there [for] the whole day.
Our Whole Day for Whole Grain event is an amazing celebration of the flavors and health benefits of whole grains, and we've got a wide variety of ideas for how ...
Jul 22, 2024 ... Why do I need to wait a whole day to fight skeletron? ... I'm so pissed because I've been trying to kill Skeletron for the last 3 hours and I only ...
Oct 13, 2022 ... At the weeks view, can I remove the part showing events at specific times and instead just show the events that span the whole day?
Jun 4, 2021 ... ... work. I had to work during my past few CD too. but if the community day is a whole day long it will be tiring as hell. Upvote 6. Downvote Award
I've been procrastinating the whole day. I haven't done anything today, I'm such a loser. Nothing done, again. Why do I always end up watching YouTube ...
Dec 1, 2022 ... Calendar view doesn't show the whole day. Since the most current iOS update, when I check my calendar, it is so zoomed in, it only shows a ...
Mar 18, 2017 ... Both the whole day and for the whole day are correct in the following sentences and they essentially mean the same thing.
Jul 26, 2015 ... No, "would" conveys the habitual action. All the varieties of "whole day" are idiomatic. (3 does not mean the same as 1 and 2)
Jun 6, 2016 ... ... event and marked it as such, it shaded the entire day so quickly at a glance I could tell that I was marked as busy the whole day. Now.

Alternatives:

all day
the entire day
the entire time
the whole time

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