round-the-clock

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round-the-clock

(round′thə-klŏk′) also a·round-the-clock (ə-round′-)

adj.

Lasting or continuing throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuous.

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round-the-clock

adj

(or as adverb round the clock) throughout the day and night

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

around′-the-clock′

adj.

all day and all night; constant.

[1940–45]

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Adj.

round-the-clock - at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care"

around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop

continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"

round-the-clock

adjective

Existing or occurring without interruption or end:

Translations

round-the-clock

[ˈraʊndðəˈklɒk] ADJ (surveillance etc) → de veinticuatro horas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

round-the-clock

adj & adv a todas horas, las 24 horas del día

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Muharraq Northern Health Centre, Hamad Kanoo Health Centre in Riffa, and Youssef Engineer Health Centre in Isa Town will deliver round-the-clock services.

Health centre timings

Similar to normal business days, QIIB alternate channels such as mobile banking, phone banking, internet banking, ATMs and call centre will remain available round-the-clock. QIIB said in a statement that its customers can conduct various banking operations smoothly and round the clock through these alternate channels.

QIIB announces working hours during Eid holidays

MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 8 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Hajj Mission is full of employees of different government departments who work round-the-clock with one objective in their mind, serving Kuwaiti pilgrims in the holy city of Makkah.

Kuwait Hajj Mission's round-the-clock services facilitate pilgrims' rituals

Meeting was informed by the DC Khyber that local administration has finalized all arrangements to keep the border crossing open round-the-clock.

High level meeting held to take stock of the preparations for 24/7 opening of Torkham border

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz claimed that her father Nawaz Sharif's life is in danger on the medication being given to him in absence of round-the-clock monitoring.

Nawaz's life in danger without round-the-clock care: Maryam

LAHORE -- Services Hospital Lahore Medical Superintendent, Dr Saleem Shahzad Cheema has ordered for making special arrangements at the health facility to provide services to people round-the-clock. While chairing a meeting here on Friday, he said that all departments of hospital would remain alert and central control room would monitor the situation from time to time.

Services Hospital Lahore put on alert

The round-the-clock operation, conducted by 19 vessels and three helicopters in the Tanjung Karawang waters, failed to find any wreckage of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 which went down with 189 people on board, Malaysian News Agency Bernama reported.

Lion Air crash: 24 bodies recovered, no sign of plane wreckage

A meeting held at the hospital gave approval for upgrading hospital with provision of round-the-clock emergency services and appointment of an anesthesia specialist to the hospital.

Govt Samnabad Hospital to be upgraded

Summary: Kaesong [North Korea], Sept 14 (ANI): South and North Korea on Friday launched their joint liaison office, thereby securing a platform for round-the-clock communication that is expected to ease tensions between the two nations.

Koreas inaugurate joint liaison office in Kaesong

Punjab Health Department has directed all teaching and other hospitals to ensure round-the-clock health services during Muharram, reported APP.

Muharram begins

Summary: Caretaker Energy and Water Minister Cesar Abi Khalil said Saturday his ministry has laid out a plan to provide round-the-clock electricity to Zahle and reduce tariffs.