day·light 
/ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ noun
plural day·lights /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ noun 1 [noncount] : the light of the sun and sky during the day : the natural light of day
▪ Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room. ▪ As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes. ▪ For pictures taken in daylight, use a different film. ▪ We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall. ▪ They stole my car in broad daylight. [=during the day; without darkness to hide them] ▪ Some of the stuff in that closet hasn't seen daylight [=seen the light of day] since the 1970s. 2 [noncount] a : the time of day when the sky is light
▪ It's almost daylight. [=daytime] ▪ during the hours of daylight = during daylight hours
b : the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear
▪ I arrived before daylight. [=dawn, daybreak] ▪ The accident happened just after daylight. 3 [noncount] informal : distance or difference between people or things
▪ They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions. ▪ The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals. [=to gain a larger lead over their nearest rivals] 4 daylights [plural] informal ◊To scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of someone is to frighten someone very much.
▪ You scared the daylights out of me! ◊To beat/kick/knock the (living) daylights out of someone is to hit or kick someone very badly.
▪ They beat the daylights out of that guy.
▪ Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room. ▪ As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes. ▪ For pictures taken in daylight, use a different film. ▪ We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall. ▪ They stole my car in broad daylight. [=during the day; without darkness to hide them] ▪ Some of the stuff in that closet hasn't seen daylight [=seen the light of day] since the 1970s.
▪ It's almost daylight. [=daytime] ▪ during the hours of daylight = during daylight hours
b : the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear
▪ I arrived before daylight. [=dawn, daybreak] ▪ The accident happened just after daylight.
▪ They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions. ▪ The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals. [=to gain a larger lead over their nearest rivals]
▪ You scared the daylights out of me! ◊To beat/kick/knock the (living) daylights out of someone is to hit or kick someone very badly.
▪ They beat the daylights out of that guy.
