- around the clock
- also round the clock phrasal 1. continuously for 24 hours ; day and night without cessation 2. without relaxation and heedless of time
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around the clock
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around\ the\ clock — • around the clock • the clock around adv. phr. For 24 hours a day continuously all day and all night. The factory operated around the clock until the order was filled. He studied around the clock for his history exam … Словарь американских идиом
around-the-clock — adj. 1. 1 proceeding without interruption for twenty four hours every day. around the clock nursing care Syn: day and night, nonstop, round the clock, twenty four hours a day. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Around the clock — bezeichnet: eine Spielvariante beim Dart, siehe Darts Siehe auch: Pop Around the Clock, Musiksendung von 3sat Rock Around the Clock, Rock ’n’ Roll Song Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
around the clock — If something is open around the clock, it is open 24 hours a day. For example, an airport is open around the clock … The small dictionary of idiomes
around the clock — around/round the clock all day and all night. Doctors and nurses worked around the clock to help the people injured in the train crash. This station broadcasts news round the clock … New idioms dictionary
around-the-clock — around/round the clock all day and all night. The police are mounting an around the clock guard on the embassy. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
around-the-clock — adj [only before noun] ↑round the clock … Dictionary of contemporary English
around-the-clock — [ə round′thə kläk′] adj., adv. ROUND THE CLOCK … English World dictionary
around-the-clock — around′ the clock′ adj. all day and all night; constant • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
around the clock — adverb without stopping she worked around the clock • Syn: ↑for 24 hours, ↑round the clock * * * phrasal 1. : continuously for 24 hours : day and night without cessation 2. : without relaxation and heedless of time * * * … Useful english dictionary
around-the-clock — adjective at all times around the clock nursing care • Syn: ↑day and night, ↑nonstop, ↑round the clock • Similar to: ↑continuous, ↑uninterrupted * * * ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ … Useful english dictionary
