round the clock

Thân thiện

The team provided round the clock support during the emergency.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Continuously, without stopping: The phrase "round the clock" describes an action that continues for all 24 hours of the day, without interruption.

Usage

• "Round the clock" is used to modify verbs, indicating that an activity happens non-stop, day and night.
• It is often used in contexts involving work, service, monitoring, or care that is constant and uninterrupted.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The security team monitors the facility round the clock.
  • After the hurricane, emergency services operated round the clock to help victims.
  • The hospital provides round-the-clock care for its patients. (Note: Here it is used as a hyphenated adjective modifying "care").

Advanced Usage

• "around the clock": This is a common variant with identical meaning and usage.
  • The negotiations continued around the clock for three days.

Variants and Related Words

• 24/7 (adverb/adjective): An informal synonym meaning "twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week," indicating constant availability or operation.
  • The customer support line is open 24/7.
• Nonstop (adverb/adjective): Without stopping or pausing, though not necessarily implying a full 24-hour cycle.
  • He worked nonstop to finish the project.

Synonyms

• Continuously: Without interruption.
• Day and night: Throughout both the day and the night.
• Unceasingly: Without ceasing; incessantly.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• All hours (of the day and night): At any time, especially very late or early, implying irregular or constant activity.
  • He comes and goes at all hours.
• Without a break: Continuously, without pausing to rest.
  • They drove without a break for ten hours. (This implies a long period but not necessarily a full 24-hour cycle).

Học thuật

Adverb

1. without stopping
   • she worked around the clock

Từ đồng nghĩa

• around the clock
• for 24 hours