around the clock
Every hour, always
Around the clock means continuously, without stopping, for a full 24-hour period or longer.
The phrase evokes a clock's hands completing their circuit: Nurses monitored the patient around the clock.
It often describes emergency response, intensive care, or dedicated effort: They worked around the clock to meet the deadline.
As a hyphenated modifier before a noun: around-the-clock surveillance.
Without pause or break
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- ceaselessWithout interruption or end
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
perpetual · sustained · unbroken · relentless · unending · persistent · always-on · ongoing
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- sleeplessUnable to drift off
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
all-nighter · marathon · stamina · endurance · grueling · draining · jetlag · worn-out
Never losing energy
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
industrious · persevering · vigilant · assiduous · tenacious · resolute · zealous · committed
nonstop
Without pause or break
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- ceaselessWithout interruption or end
endless · perpetual · sustained · unbroken · relentless · unending · persistent · always-on · ongoing · incessant
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
insomnia · all-nighter · marathon · stamina · endurance · grueling · draining · jetlag · worn-out · depleted
tireless
Never losing energy
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
dedicated · industrious · persevering · vigilant · assiduous · tenacious · resolute · zealous · committed · determined
shifts
Moves or work periods
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- graveyardPlot for interring the dead
- nightshiftOvernight work schedule
dayshift · roster · schedule · rotation · duty · staffing · workforce · labor · operations · coverage
- time sayingstime flies, time is money, time heals all wounds, time will tell, carpe diem
- pub gamesdarts, snooker, skittles, dominoes, cribbage
- nonstop24/7, always, constant, continuous, endless
- dartsdart, darts, dartboard, bullseye, treble
- dosing instructionsdaily, twice daily, three times daily, once daily, every 4 hours
- dosing timingonce daily, twice daily, as needed, bedtime dose, morning dose
around the clockintermittently
At irregular intervals
sporadically · periodically · occasionally · on and off · now and then
around the clockrarely
Not often occurring
seldom · infrequently · once in a while · hardly ever · never
around the clockpart-time
Limited work schedule
limited hours · nine to five · by appointment · seasonal · seasonally