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round-the-clock

/ˌraʊnd ðə ˈklɒk/adjective

उच्चारण राउन्ड द क्लॉक

चौबीसों घंटे चलने वाला, दिन-रात

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    continuing all day and all night without a break

    चौबीसों घंटे चलने वाला, दिन-रात

    • The hospital offers round-the-clock emergency care.
    • Police kept up a round-the-clock watch on the building.
    • The shop offers a round-the-clock delivery service.
    + 2 more examples
    • Round-the-clock nursing care was arranged for the patient.
    • A round-the-clock helpline was set up for flood victims.

    Synonyms continuous non-stop 24-hour

adverb
  1. 1

    all day and all night without stopping

    चौबीसों घंटे, दिन-रात लगातार

    • Doctors worked round the clock during the floods.
    • The shop is open round the clock.

    Synonyms day and night non-stop

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

continuous non-stop

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Notes

Grammar: as an adjective it takes hyphens (round-the-clock service), but as an adverb it is usually written as three words (open round the clock).

Grammar: adjective के रूप में इसमें hyphens लगते हैं (round-the-clock service), पर adverb के रूप में इसे आमतौर पर तीन अलग शब्दों में लिखते हैं (open round the clock)।