nonstop

[ adjective, adverb non-stop; noun non-stop ]

/ adjective, adverb ˈnɒnˈstɒp; noun ˈnɒnˌstɒp /

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adjective

being without a single stop en route: a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.

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

without a single stop en route.

Informal. without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually: My back ached nonstop for three days.

noun

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

Words nearby nonstop

nonstarter, nonstative, nonsteroidal, nonstick, nonstoichiometric, nonstop, nonstrategic, nonstriated, nonsuch, nonsuch palace, nonsuit

Origin of nonstop

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop

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Examples from the Web for non-stop

The fears of the Zionists were confirmed after three years of non-stop production.
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The ‘Scandal’ finale was a non-stop onslaught of twists and turns and utter insanity.
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Non-stop accusations against Putin and Russia make it increasingly difficult to pursue a sensible foreign policy course.
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He pounds fist into palm to demonstrate the non-stop battery of such a high-stakes job.
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"A lot of Non-Stop focuses on Liam's face, and for that you want an actor who can convey what he needs to convey," Silver told me.
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That is what I mean to do, and with slight variations the ruse can be applied to almost any non-stop run.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 28th, 1920|Various
He had not even thought to look at the non-stop labels on the train at Charing Cross.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert
His was a non-stop train and there was to be no slowing-down till he reached the terminus.
Humanly Speaking|Samuel McChord Crothers
If you are out for a record on an automobile you do it as a "non-stop" run.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
You're the man who did the non-stop flight for the Western Aeroplane Company?
Jack O' Judgment|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for non-stop

nonstop

/ (ˈnɒnˈstɒp) /

adjective, adverb

done without pause or interruptiona nonstop flight

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adjective, adverb