around-the-clock
Every hour, always
Around-the-clock means continuous, happening all day and all night without interruption.
The phrase evokes the hands of a clock completing full rotations: around-the-clock surveillance, around-the-clock care.
It emphasizes that something never stops, often implying demanding or exhaustive effort.
Also written as round-the-clock.
Continuously without pause
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- ceaselessWithout interruption or end
incessant · constant · day-and-night · unending · endless · sustained · unbroken · relentless
Carefully attentive, observant
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- on-guardAlert to danger
attentive · observant · security · patrol · sentry · lookout · standby · watch
Firm pledge to act
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- tirelessNever losing energy
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
steadfast · hardworking · industrious · persevering · indefatigable · unflagging · tenacious · assiduous
24/7
Continuously without pause
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- perpetualLasting without interruption
ceaseless · incessant · constant · day-and-night · unending · endless · sustained · unbroken · relentless · ongoing
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
on-guard · attentive · observant · security · patrol · sentry · lookout · standby · watch · guarding
commitment
Firm pledge to act
unwavering · steadfast · hardworking · industrious · persevering · indefatigable · unflagging · tenacious · assiduous · dogged
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
drained · weary · grueling · demanding · taxing · strenuous · overtime · graveyard-shift · red-eye · unsustainable
around-the-clockintermittent
Occurring at irregular intervals
sporadic · occasional · periodic · discontinuous · part-time
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