English idiom · neutral · spoken & written · BrE & AmE
around the clock: meaning and examples
around the clock means all day and all night without stopping.
Puede funcionar como adverbio después del verbo o como adjetivo con guiones delante de un sustantivo: «around-the-clock support».
میتواند پس از فعل نقش قید داشته باشد یا پیش از اسم با خط تیره بهصورت صفت بیاید: «around-the-clock support».
Die Wendung kann nach dem Verb adverbial stehen oder vor einem Nomen mit Bindestrichen als Adjektiv: „around-the-clock support“.
L’expression peut être adverbiale après le verbe ou adjectivale avec des traits d’union devant un nom : « around-the-clock support ».
Memory hook: Imagine the hands travelling all the way around a clock, again and again.
How to use “around the clock”
- The hospital provides care around the clock.
- They worked around the clock to repair the road.
- Our team offers around-the-clock technical support.
Common mistake: Use hyphens when it comes before a noun: “around-the-clock service”. Do not add hyphens after the verb.
Learn it in context
This expression belongs to Lesson 2, where you can compare it with other idioms about time and practise it interactively.
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