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

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To provide around-the-clock security, CID has had to move agents from investigations to send them for long-term assignments in Tennessee, or Minnesota, the latter of which is where Hegseth’s second wife lives, people familiar with the matter told the Post. Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025 To launch the minis, 818 Tequila is partnering with Gopuff, the around-the-clock delivery service. Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 To meet that need, both districts have expanded mental health resources this year, including around-the-clock counseling access, therapy dogs on campus, more community events and free school supplies for all 4,600 Kerrville district students. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025 The collaboration underscores how hyperscalers are creating new partnerships with nuclear energy providers to secure, around-the-clock power supply toward the end of the decade. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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 6 Sep. 2025.

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