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around the clock

idiom
Meaning

Alternative form of around-the-clock.


Examples
SIMPLE

The hospital staff works around the clock to help patients.

CONTEXTUAL

After the storm damaged the power lines, the repair crews worked around the clock to restore electricity to the city.

COMPLEX

In the final days before the product launch, the development team worked around the clock, fueled by caffeine and the pressure of an impending deadline.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    beat the clock

    To perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.

  2. 02

    clean someone's clock

    To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.

  3. 03

    clock in

    To be measured at.

  4. 04

    clock is ticking

    Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.

  5. 05

    clock the tea

    To discover the truth about something.

  6. 06

    face that would stop a clock

    A shockingly unattractive face.

  7. 07

    get one's clock cleaned

    To be thoroughly defeated.

  8. 08

    milk the clock

    To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.

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