nonstop

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adjective

non·​stop ˌnän-ˈstäp How to pronounce nonstop (audio)
: done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
nonstop adverb

nonstop

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noun

: a nonstop airplane flight

Examples of nonstop in a Sentence

Adjective the two sides took part in nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
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Adjective
Anchorage is the only Alaskan airport with nonstop service to and from Phoenix. Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The Lenovo Tab Plus is down $80 and made for pure entertainment, with JBL speakers, a kickstand, and all-day battery life for nonstop streaming fun. PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
In a September 15 TikTok video posted by user @belmelly, a dog sat in the backseat of a vehicle, agitated and barking nonstop. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The flights will be the first nonstops ever offered between the IND airport and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonstop

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonstop was in 1900

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“Nonstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstop. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

nonstop

adjective
non·​stop
ˈnän-ˈstäp
: done, made, or held without a stop
a nonstop flight to Chicago
nonstop adverb

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