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round-the-clock

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • They are protected by round-the-clock guards.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: around-the-clock

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

at all times

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • around-the-clock nursing care

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: кругласу́тачны (kruhlasútačny) — all day long
  • Bulgarian: целодне́вен (celodnéven) — all day long
  • Czech: celodenní — all day long
  • Finnish: ympärivuorokautinen — all day long
  • Georgian: სადღეღამისო (sadɣeɣamiso) — all day long
  • German: vierundzwanzigstündig — all day long
  • Hungarian: folytonos — all day long
  • Hungarian: állandó — all day long
  • Hungarian: a nap huszonnégy órájában működő — all day long
  • Macedonian: деноноќен (denonoḱen) — all day long
  • Macedonian: целодневен (celodneven) — all day long
  • Polish: całodobowy — all day long
  • Polish: dwudziestoczterogodzinny — all day long
  • Russian: круглосу́точный (kruglosútočnyj) — all day long
  • Ukrainian: цілодобови́й (cilodobovýj) — all day long
  • Vietnamese: suốt ngày đêm — all day long
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