around-the-clock
[ uh-round-th uh-klok ]
/ əˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk /
adjective
continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
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arose, around, around the bend, around the corner, around the world in eighty days, around-the-clock, arousal, arouse, arp, arp, jean, arpa
Also round-the-clock.
Origin of around-the-clock
First recorded in 1940–45
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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