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round-the-clock

round-the-clock adjective: continuous; incessant; without interruption; all day long, 24 hours per day; nonstop: from the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.

Adjective

round-the-clock (not comparable)

  1. Continuous; incessant; without interruption; all day long, 24 hours per day; nonstop: from the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.
    • They are protected by round-the-clock guards.
    • My correspondent should enquire what it is that prompts the continuous building, even in Great Britain, with the disadvantage of imported fuel, of diesel shunters: it is, of course, continuous "round-the-clock" availability.1950 January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 12

round-the-clock meaning in Vietnamese

round-the-clock in Vietnamese

all day long
suốt ngày đêm

Synonyms of round-the-clock

Questions about round-the-clock

What does round-the-clock mean?
Round-the-clock means continuous; incessant; without interruption; all day long, 24 hours per day; nonstop: from the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.
What is round-the-clock in Vietnamese?
Round-the-clock in Vietnamese is suốt ngày đêm. See Round-the-clock meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is round-the-clock?
Round-the-clock is an adjective.

Words near round-the-clock in the dictionary

  1. round-table
  2. round-tabled
  3. round-tables
  4. round-tabling
  5. round-tailed muskrat
  6. round-the-clock
  7. round-top
  8. round-tops
  9. round-trip
  10. round-trip delay time
  11. round-trip delay times

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