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

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The facility has around-the-clock access to medical care, as well as access to visitations, libraries, translation services and amenities, Christopher Ferreira, a spokesperson for the company, said in a statement. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 July 2025 What are considered norms today – especially related to digital connectivity around-the-clock – happened seemingly overnight and remains attached to our hips. Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 An increase in the number of wildfires strains the system and the fatigued crews who work around-the-clock shifts, Florea added. Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 July 2025 What To Know The revamped My Social Security portal is designed to give both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries around-the-clock access to their accounts. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for around-the-clock

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Jul. 2025.

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