Meaning of burn daylight | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To use artificial light during the daytime when one could simply use the sunlight.
2. To waste time.
   idiomatic

Examples

“O, Madam, no candles yet, I beseech you ; don't let us burn daylight.”

“It beginning to grow a little duskish, Candlemas lustily bawled out for lights, which was opposed by all the Days, who protested against burning daylight.”

“The place was but scantily lighted, for the community at present could ill afford to burn daylight.”

“High on the list of iniquities was “burning daylight,” resorting to artificial light unnecessarily during the day.”

“Mercutio. Come, we burn daylight, ho! Romeo. Nay, that's not so. Mercutio. I mean, sir, in delay. We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.”

“Brad calls out, “Let's not burn daylight when there's work to be done!””

“Said he knows how Jack hates to burn daylight—so he'll be here afore you pull out.”

“Now, let's head out, ma'am. We're burning daylight,””

“You will find that the time goes quickly, so don't burn daylight—get marketing!”

“Without anything to look forward to that night, I settled into a very slow pace just trying to burn daylight.”

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