round the clock



(a)round the clock

Fig. continuously for twenty-four hours at a time. The priceless jewels were guarded around the clock. Grandfather was so sick that he had to have nurses round the clock.
See also: clock, round

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Duffy['dʌfi]
Bara-Croatian
Thiemo-German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
SimÓNsee-MONSpanish
Ofir-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Osgar-Anglo-Saxon