"round the clock" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-round the clock.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} round the clock (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of round-the-clock. Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic, not-comparable Alternative form of: round-the-clock Synonyms: day and night, 24/7
    Sense id: en-round_the_clock-en-adj-bt4feK4l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 30 31

Noun

Audio: En-au-round the clock.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} round the clock (uncountable)
  1. (games) A variant of the game of darts in which players attempt to hit each section of the dartboard sequentially, from lowest to highest number. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-round_the_clock-en-noun-IOGyQeoN Topics: games

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-round the clock.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} round the clock, {{en-PP}} round the clock
  1. (idiomatic) Nonstop, 24 hours per day. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-round_the_clock-en-prep_phrase-sDaxdjrB

Alternative forms

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