- round (or around) the clock
- round (or around) the clockall day and all night.→ clock
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
around the clock — ► round (or around) the clock all day and all night. Main Entry: ↑clock … English terms dictionary
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 — 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 — [ə round′thə kläk′] adj., adv. ROUND THE CLOCK … English World 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 — 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
around the clock — also[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./ [round the clock] {adj.} * /That … Dictionary of American idioms
around the clock — also[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./ [round the clock] {adj.} * /That … Dictionary of American idioms