round-the-clock

[round-thuh-klok] / ˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk /

ADJECTIVE

continual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

around-the-clock constant continuous endless incessant interminable nonstop ongoing perpetual relentless unbroken unending uninterrupted

WEAK

aeonian ceaseless connected consecutive dateless enduring eternal everlasting frequent oft-repeated permanent persistent persisting recurrent regular repeated repetitive running staying steady timeless unceasing unchanging unfailing unflagging unremitting unvarying unwaning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bounded broken ceasing completed discontinuous ending finished incontinuous intermittent interrupted stopping terminable terminating transient

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Officers also dismantled the protesters' stage and makeshift tents at Jantar Mantar, but demonstrators have refused to leave, maintaining a round-the-clock sit-in under heavy police and paramilitary deployment.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Kuwaiti authorities have called on the public to consume less energy so that they can maintain round-the-clock electricity as the grid comes under Iranian attack.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

They know their cognition will continue to fade, and they might live for years in an agitated, delusional state where they’ll need round-the-clock care from people they don’t recognize.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

China’s round-the-clock naval patrols are more than just tools for political messaging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Ill health plagued Chopin throughout his life, and in his final three years he became so weak he needed round-the-clock care; TB finally killed him in 1849.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

round-the-clock

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