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

Examples of around-the-clock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is also an around-the-clock Zoom call connecting users to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and a button to be connected with local and online counselors. Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024 Choices might include group, host, or adult family homes, where one or more residents with IDD live together with around-the-clock support, and supported living services, where people live in their own homes with supportive staff making visits as necessary. Keren Landman, Vox, 30 May 2024 One of its last roles was to provide around-the-clock mechanical support to the 129th California Air National Guard. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024 The group also organized around-the-clock staffing in case the bear entered one of the traps. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for around-the-clock 

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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 28 Jun. 2024.

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