throughout the day and night; without interruption
round-the-clock
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round-the-clock
also a·round-the-clock
adjective
Lasting or continuing throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuous.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Continuously, all day long. From the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.
Adverb
- (idiomatic) nonstop, 24 hours per day.
- He had his team work round the clock to get the project finished in time.
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