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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.

Example Sentences

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round-the-clock

They are Claude agents, working round-the-clock from Edsman’s laptop on his kitchen table.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

In an illustration of the scale of destruction, Chinese state media said road access to hard-hit Gyirong Port in Tibet had only finally been restored on Wednesday after "days of round-the-clock repair work".

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

A man who has lived in Sweden for more than 20 years and receives round-the-clock care has been given days to leave the country.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Disabled people can be left unable to work and facing additional outgoings like higher energy costs for round-the-clock cooling.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Ill health plagued Chopin throughout his life, and in his final three years he became so weak he needed round-the-clock care; TB finally killed him in 1849.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Related Words

• around-the-clock
• constant
• continuous
• endless
• incessant
• interminable
• nonstop
• ongoing
• perpetual
• relentless
• unbroken
• unending
• uninterrupted