around-the-clock

[ uh-round-thuh-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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[round-thuh-klok] /ˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk/ .

Origin of around-the-clock

First recorded in 1940–45

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roof over one's head, a, Aroostook, arose, around, around the bend, around-the-clock, around the corner, Around the World in Eighty Days, arousal, arouse, aroused

How to use around-the-clock in a sentence

While the convenience store is open around-the-clock, the restaurant is not.
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Police, however, are keeping tabs on the property with around-the-clock surveillance.
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But, the family says, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) helped them find a doctor who was able to give their child around-the-clock care.
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My best friend is a C-4/C-5 quadriplegic who depends on around-the-clock care.
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When the two began dating in 2005, Winehouse was hardly the rock-around-the-clock femme fatale she would later become.
Amy Winehouse’s Dark Love Affair|Chris Lee|July 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

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