around the clock

Examples

• All

• Federal scientists are working around the clock to probe its secrets.

  Starship Troopers (1997)

• I'm available to you around the clock, just let me know.

  Head of State (2003)

• The work has continued around the clock.

  Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)

• Nine months pregnant and still working around the clock.

  Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)

• We're working around the clock.

  Absolute Power (1997)

• Scientists have been working around the clock without any success.

  Apocalypse of Ice (2020)

• The labs are generally up to date and open around the clock.

  Academic text (2003)

• I'll post officers outside who'll keep watch around the clock.

  Bagman (2024)

• We are working around the clock to ensure this toxin doesn't escape the Gorge.

  The Gorge (2025)

• The team is monitoring the situation around the clock to ensure everyone's safety.

Synonyms

A

all the time

vsaround the clock

∞ 1.0

Happens without stopping

focuses more on nonstop action that explicitly covers day and night

C

constantly

vsaround the clock

740 1.0

Very often or all the time without stopping

stresses uninterrupted continuity across both day and night rather than frequency

C

continuously

vsaround the clock

95 2.3

Happens without stopping or pausing

specifies this nonstop action as covering both day and night

D

day in, day out

vsaround the clock

• Informal

37 3.6

Happens every day for a long time in the same boring way

shows nonstop continuity across day and night rather than routine repetition

D

day in and day out

vsaround the clock

• Informal

33 3.4

Every day for a long time without any change

focuses instead on uninterrupted activity throughout day and night

R

round-the-clock

vsaround the clock

24 3.9

Happening all day and all night without stopping

uses the same sense but appears more often without a hyphen

D

day or night

vsaround the clock

20 2.4

Available at any time, both during the day and at night

implies continuous action all the time rather than availability when needed

A

around-the-clock

vsaround the clock

8 3.2

Happening all day and night without stopping

is the same meaning but usually written as separate words

R

round the clock

vsaround the clock

7 3.0

Happens all day and night without stopping

is the same idea expressed in a different wording form

E

every second of the day

vsaround the clock

• Informal

1 2.5

All the time without stopping

uses the same nonstop idea but framed as a common phrase for day and night

How Continuous

around the clock

59 3.0

constantly

740 1.0

frequently

476 1.0

regularly

386 1.0

sometimes

∞ 1.0

occasionally

438 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology