round-the-clock
Never taking breaks
Round-the-clock means happening continuously, all day and night: round-the-clock surveillance, round-the-clock care.
The phrase refers to the clock's full cycle of hours.
It functions as an adjective before nouns or as an adverb: The factory operates round-the-clock.
Also written round the clock without hyphens when used adverbially.
Without pause or break
- 24/7Continuously without pause
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
ceaseless · unceasing · endless · tireless · relentless · sustained · unbroken · ongoing
Direct emergency phone connection
- customer supportAssistance for buyers
- helpdeskTechnical assistance service
- call centerTelephone support facility
- convenience storeSmall quick-access retail shop
dispatch · roadside assistance · emergency services · pharmacy · diner · concierge · delivery · tech support
Labor in timed blocks
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- night shiftOvernight work period
- rotating shiftsPeriodically changing work hours
on-call · double shift · swing shift · skeleton crew · factory · warehouse · production · staffing
Acute care ward
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- bedsideNear the mattress
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
vigil · life support · observation · critical care · hospice · ventilator · vitals · emergency room
Systematic observation of subjects
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
protection · sentry · monitoring · checkpoint · doorman · bouncer · alarm system · night watch
nonstop
Without pause or break
- 24/7Continuously without pause
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- perpetualLasting without interruption
constant · ceaseless · unceasing · endless · tireless · relentless · sustained · unbroken · ongoing · persistent
hotline
Direct emergency phone connection
- customer supportAssistance for buyers
- helpdeskTechnical assistance service
- call centerTelephone support facility
convenience store · dispatch · roadside assistance · emergency services · pharmacy · diner · concierge · delivery · tech support · crisis line
shift work
Labor in timed blocks
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- night shiftOvernight work period
rotating shifts · on-call · double shift · swing shift · skeleton crew · factory · warehouse · production · staffing · fatigue
ICU
Acute care ward
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- bedsideNear the mattress
nursing · vigil · life support · observation · critical care · hospice · ventilator · vitals · emergency room · neonatal
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
CCTV · protection · sentry · monitoring · checkpoint · doorman · bouncer · alarm system · night watch · lookout
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, air-conditioned, open-minded
- nonstop24/7, always, constant, continuous, endless
- dosing instructionsdaily, twice daily, three times daily, once daily, every 4 hours
round-the-clockintermittent
Occurring at irregular intervals
sporadic · discontinuous · occasional · noncontinuous · part-time
round, clock, rounded, roundabout, clockwork, clocked, roundly, rounder, clocking