: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance

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Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Although Findling said Banks was willing to hire around-the-clock security to ensure compliance with conditions imposed by the court, the judge questioned whether the guards would be willing to report the person paying them. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025 For months, Smith has been staying full-time at a community facility with strict conditions, treatment and around-the-clock supervision, CBS News reported after the release from the hospital was granted. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025 Harry, who is the fifth in line to the throne, had argued that the body responsible for protecting the Royal Family was not following its own rules, that all high-profile members of the Royal Family, like the king and his brother Prince William, have around-the-clock protection. Henry Austin, NBC news, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for around-the-clock

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of around-the-clock was in 1915

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“Around-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around-the-clock. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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