in broad daylight
If a crime is committed in broad daylight, it happens during the day, when it could have been seen and prevented:
Thieves had broken into the house in broad daylight.
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- lunchtime
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- pm
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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