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
Canadian airline Porter Airlines will end its nonstop flight to Toronto this week after just six months as Canadian tourism to the U.S. has fallen after continued threats to its sovereignty, and substantial tariffs, from the Trump administration. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 Tales of ballooning costs, nonstop rewrites, off-screen indulgence and on-set clashes swirled around the production, becoming the stuff of Hollywood lore. Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
But on forums like Reddit, resentment bubbles from those who have had their favorite television shows pre-empted, believe Ohtani may be tainted by a gambling scandal that landed his interpreter in jail, or just can’t bear the nonstop fawning. Ken Belson, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025 How to get to the Douro Valley without changing planes in Lisbon: Flying directly to Porto just got easier for visitors from New England with a new Boston-Porto nonstop from the national carrier TAP Air Portugal that launched in mid-May. Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 11 June 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 30 Jun. 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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