"round-the-clock" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} round-the-clock (not comparable)
  1. Continuous; incessant; without interruption; all day long, 24 hours per day; nonstop: from the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: around-the-clock Translations (all day long): кругласу́тачны (kruhlasútačny) (Belarusian), целодне́вен (celodnéven) (Bulgarian), celodenní (Czech), ympärivuorokautinen (Finnish), სადღეღამისო (sadɣeɣamiso) (Georgian), vierundzwanzigstündig (German), folytonos (Hungarian), állandó (Hungarian), a nap huszonnégy órájában működő (Hungarian), деноноќен (denonoḱen) (Macedonian), целодневен (celodneven) (Macedonian), całodobowy (Polish), dwudziestoczterogodzinny (Polish), круглосу́точный (kruglosútočnyj) (Russian), цілодобови́й (cilodobovýj) (Ukrainian), suốt ngày đêm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-round-the-clock-en-adj-TF9DWxST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Georgian terms with redundant script codes

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