Not have all day Definition 1 of 1Pro Tip 1/3Urgency Expression Indicates a need to act quickly because time is limited or running out. Finish your test quickly, you don't have all day. Pro Tip 2/3Mild Frustration Suggests the speaker is getting impatient waiting for someone else. Come on, decide which movie to watch, we don't have all day. Pro Tip 3/3Conversational Tone Used in casual, informal conversations rather than formal settings. Hurry up with the ladder, I don't have all day!