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

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Launch crews, consisting of two officers, perform around-the-clock alert in the launch control center. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 Its platform offers around-the-clock detection, investigation and response for enterprise customers, helping fill the growing gap in skilled security operations talent. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Workers and the depot are now using portable toilets, and an around-the-clock fire watch is in place until the sprinklers can be repressurized. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025 While there’s no indication yet that the Pleasant Hill office is facing staffing challenges that could prevent around-the-clock staffing, the broader national trend raises concerns, said Samantha Morris, chief of emergency operations for Independence. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 27 May 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 11 Jun. 2025.

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