around-the-clock

[ uh-round-thuh-klok ]
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adjective
  1. continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.

Origin of around-the-clock

1
First recorded in 1940–45
  • Also round-the-clock [round-thuh-klok] /ˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk/ .

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