: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance

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Despite around-the-clock filming during three seasons from 2002 to 2004, Rivers claims she was never compensated for appearing on the Making the Band. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025 Since, Embiid needed extensive around-the-clock treatment, which included daily knee injections, to even suit up and play for Philadelphia. Evan Sidery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Leading a federal agency is an around-the-clock, full-time job, but several top Trump administration officials have picked up side hustles: leading other federal agencies at the same time. Avery Lotz, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 Smith already has been staying full-time at a community facility with around-the-clock supervision for the past nine months, with Friday's decision formally discharging him from the hospital, officials said. CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for around-the-clock

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of around-the-clock was in 1915

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“Around-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around-the-clock. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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