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• a variation of around-the-clock.

round-the-clock

American  

[raund-thuh-klok] / ˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk /

adjective

1. a variant of around-the-clock.

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round-the-clock British  

adjective

1. (or as adverb round the clock) throughout the day and night

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Explanation

Use the adjective round-the-clock to mean always, at any time of day. A security company that uses round-the-clock surveillance is keeping an eye on things 24 hours a day. Round-the-clock flights to New York leave all day and all night long, and a diner that offers round-the-clock breakfast will serve you pancakes whether it's six in the morning or midnight. If a patient needs round-the-clock care in the hospital, they'll have nurses checking on them nonstop, day and night. Round-the-clock dates from the 1940s and was first used to describe air raids during World War II.

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round-the-clock

Both houses were in a poor state when she died, and now need round-the-clock security.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Building services include valet parking, round-the-clock security, and a separate residential entrance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

He and his wife settled in a sprawling gated community with round-the-clock security.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The goal is to appeal to a class of new-age investors who have grown up on crypto and want to trade round-the-clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

For her, the years from 1938 to 1941 were a time of “exciting, round-the-clock adventures, as we counter-spied into the minds and activities of the agents attempting to spy into those of the United States.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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