round-the-clock
round-the-clock
Definition
round·-the-clock (ro̵und′t̸hə kläk′)
adjective, adverb
throughout the day and night; without interruption
round-the-clock
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- open: The Gallery at the hospital is open round-the-clock, seven-days-a-week, and anyone is welcome to pop in to see the show.
Modifies a noun
- surveillance: Apparently, a team of SIS agents have had Mr Davis under round-the-clock surveillance for over a week now.
- coverage: However, during periods of flooding, hours may be extended to handle round-the-clock coverage.
- monitoring: Round-the-clock monitoring, with automatic shut down should a danger level be crossed, is a common task for an unattended data acquisition system.
- care: The charity Mencap said seven out of 10 families had reached or come close to breaking point due to the stress of round-the-clock care.
- protection: The first is to spend a vast fortune giving Ronnie Corbett round-the-clock protection.
- attention: Year by year, his functions have gradually deteriorated and he now needs round-the-clock attention.
Used with adjective complement
- work: As late as 1816 water was being raised by teams of 24 men working round-the-clock with hand pumps on the Lochnell mine.
- operate: If the costs to MI5 of operating round-the-clock in the UK are high, their costs overseas must be astronomical.
- monitor: The cameras are located throughout the complex, and monitored round-the-clock from a purpose-built control room.
- provide: To provide round-the-clock, nationwide HGV enforcement requires more automated systems, such as used for speed enforcement.
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