nonstop

American  

[non-stop, non-stop] / ˈnɒnˈstɒp, ˈnɒnˌstɒp /

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.

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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 British  

/ ˈnɒnˈstɒp /

adjective

1. done without pause or interruption

   a nonstop flight

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Etymology

Origin of nonstop

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop

Example Sentences

Milton is working to launch the new jet, a nine-seater called the SJ36, which he said would beat out its rivals by being capable of flying nonstop from New York to Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Kiri, who is on camera almost nonstop and is in close-up much of the time, expertly holds our attention as her character’s skepticism about the paranormal world becomes increasingly occluded by worry.

From The Wall Street Journal

We argued nonstop, and after we got home, she decided we needed a way to stop fights before they started.

From Literature

Nothing so clear as the Bard’s “two households, both alike in dignity” reveals itself as the choreography pours forth at its nearly nonstop pace.

From The Wall Street Journal

The New York Stock Exchange then announced in January that it was developing a blockchain platform to allow nonstop trading.

From Barron's

Related Words

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