nonstop

[non-stop, non-stop]

adjective

1. being without a single stop en route.

   a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.

2. happening, done, or held without a stop or pause or without offering relief or respite.

   The ambassador faced a nonstop schedule of meetings and interviews during her visit.

adverb

1. without a single stop en route.

2. Informal.,  without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually.

   My back ached nonstop for three days.

noun

1. a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.

nonstop

/ ˈnɒnˈstɒp /

adjective

1. done without pause or interruption

   a nonstop flight

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonstop¹

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop

Example Sentences

In the early 1990s, Candy seemed to be working nonstop.

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According to one of those associates, Harris has been accompanied nonstop by an official driver and person with a gun since 2003, when she was elected San Francisco district attorney.

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It is similar to the nonstop banter between their duo in “Poetic License,” which has its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival tonight.

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I have learned it’s not necessary to live a life of nonstop unmanageability.

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Her performances and her music are independently produced, which is nonstop work, but that hasn’t dampened her plans for tackling even more projects.

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Related Words

• ceaseless 
• constant 
• endless 
• incessant 
• interminable 
• relentless 
• round-the-clock 
• steady 
• unbroken 
• unending 
• uninterrupted