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nonstop Definition

non·stop (nän′stäp′)

adjective, adverb

without a stop

nonstop Synonyms

nonstop

modif.

uninterrupted, unbroken, continuous, round-the-clock; see constant 1.

nonstop Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: We enjoyed almost nonstop action on our weeklong trip.

Preposition: for

  • hour: A Belgian man claims he has set a new world record by rolling over in bed nonstop for 25 hours.

Modifies a noun

  • flight: American Airlines will add a second daily nonstop flight from London's Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles for the summer season.
  • service: United is the only carrier to offer nonstop service from Chicago to Shanghai.
  • action: Many scenes feel like a computer game with nonstop action.
  • route: The route is American's fifth nonstop route to Japan.
  • thriller: Review: This was a nonstop thriller to the end.
  • rain: On one Saturday in June, she took in $ 14,000, despite nonstop rain that forced her to pitch a tent.

Used with adjective complement

  • fly: Air Pacific also fly nonstop from LAX to NAN, but that's 11 and a half hours of flying.
  • rain: It has rained almost nonstop for three out of the last four days, and the result is a lot of surface water.
  • talk: His stay at Cambridge lasted several days, during which the two men talked nonstop about scientific matters.