nonstop

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adjective

non·​stop ˌnän-ˈstäp How to pronounce nonstop (audio)
: done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
nonstop adverb

nonstop

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noun

: a nonstop airplane flight

Examples of nonstop in a Sentence

Adjective the two sides took part in nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
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Adjective
The airport continues to expand its connectivity with several new nonstop destinations announced for late 2024 and early 2025, according to the release. Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 17 Jan. 2025 TikTok's seemingly nonstop legal limbo has sown widespread confusion among users over when and if the app will indeed stop working one day. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
Director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw keeps the pace madcap and the dancing nonstop. Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025 JetBlue is adding nonstops to Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, and Orlando from its newest destination, Manchester, N.H. Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for nonstop 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonstop was in 1900

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“Nonstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstop. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

nonstop

adjective
non·​stop
ˈnän-ˈstäp
: done, made, or held without a stop
a nonstop flight to Chicago
nonstop adverb

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