around-the-clock

[ uh-round-th uh-klok ]

/ əˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk /

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adjective

continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.

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RELATED WORDS

round-the-clock, perpetual, continuous, never-ending, unending, ongoing, uninterrupted, interminable, relentless, nonstop, endless, ceaseless, constant, eternal, everlasting, persistent, timeless, unceasing

Nearby words

arose, around, around the bend, around the corner, around the world in eighty days, around-the-clock, arouse, arp, arpa, arpanet, arpeggiate

Also round-the-clock.

Origin of around-the-clock

First recorded in 1940–45

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for around-the-clock

Police, however, are keeping tabs on the property with around-the-clock surveillance.
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