around the clock

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

All the time, or seemingly all the time; constantly.

Equivalents

Españoldía y noche noche y día sin descanso

FrançaisEn permanence tous les jours que Dieu fait tout le tempsvingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre

Deutschrund um die Uhr

10 more languages

العربيةعلى مدار اليوم

Suomikellon ympäri ympärivuorokautisesti

Magyarszakadatlanul

Italianodi continuo giorno e notte ininterrottamenteventiquattrore

日本語四六時中

Polskina okrągło non stop

Portuguêsa todo instante o tempo inteiro sem parar

Русскийдва́дцать четы́ре часа́ в су́тки круглосу́точно круглые сутки

Svenskadygnet runt

Українськацілодобово

Examples

“They worked around the clock to finish ⟳ the project on time.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

around the corner around the Horn around the traps around the way around the wicket around the world

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