nonstop

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

/ adjective, adverb ˈnɒnˈstɒp; noun ˈnɒnˌstɒp /

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Definition of nonstop

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.

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Origin of nonstop

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop

Words nearby nonstop

nonstarter, nonstative, nonsteroidal, nonstick, nonstoichiometric, nonstop, nonstrategic, nonstriated, non-striker, nonsuch, Nonsuch Palace

How to use nonstop in a sentence

Complete the following moves as a nonstop circuit, rotating from one exercise to the next in the given order, with no rest in between.
Jessie Diggins's Killer 8-Minute Core Workout|Hayden Carpenter|October 30, 2020|Outside Online
While that’s exciting from a character standpoint, it also messes with the chemistry of the show, which is built off Rory and Lorelai spouting nonstop quips at each other.
Every episode of Gilmore Girls, ranked|Constance Grady|October 6, 2020|Vox
Diffbot crawls the web nonstop and rebuilds its knowledge graph every four to five days.
This know-it-all AI learns by reading the entire web nonstop|Will Heaven|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
We’ve certainly had to adjust and readjust plans seemingly nonstop here over the last few months.
‘Seemingly nonstop’: Constant requests to replan and retool campaigns is getting to media buyers|Kristina Monllos|September 2, 2020|Digiday

“We understand the need to make long-term investments and a big-picture solution but we still will have three years of nonstop sewage flows,” Dedina said.
Local Groups Pause Tijuana Sewage Lawsuits, But Solutions Are Still Far Off|MacKenzie Elmer|July 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
You might work on the same groove for five hours nonstop, some three-bar thing over and over.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
GETTING TO AND FRO: American Airlines offers nonstop flights to Madrid from New York, Miami, and Dallas.
Rodrigo de la Calle Is Spain’s Vegetable Whisperer|Kara Cutruzzula|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Check prices at AA.com Other carriers also serve Madrid with nonstop flights.
Rodrigo de la Calle Is Spain’s Vegetable Whisperer|Kara Cutruzzula|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So what lies behind the curtain of official Washington at the highest levels of government in a time of nonstop war?
The Book America Needs to Read Right Now|John Kael Weston|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, Obama should be highlighting mobility nonstop from here to 2017.
Obama and Inequality (and Clinton): A Long-Term Project|Michael Tomasky|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Three hundred miles per hour on a constant, nonstop flight across the rolling land.
Consignment|Alan E. Nourse
Imagine a room where everyone shouted at the top of their lungs, nonstop, while setting off air horns.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
Sealman had the air of slowing down, after an unusually long nonstop run, to show off his acquaintance with the country.
The Port of Adventure|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for nonstop

nonstop

/ (ˈnɒnˈstɒp) /

adjective, adverb

done without pause or interruptiona nonstop flight

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