non-stopadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/nɒnˈstɒp/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnˈstɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, stop n.², stop v.

Etymology: < non- prefix + stop n.² or stop v.

A. adj.

a. Of a train or other vehicle: not stopping at intermediate places. Of a journey, etc.: made or done without a stop or pause.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [adjective] > continuous

non-stop1900

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > non-stop

non-stop1900

1900 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 344/2 This is the longest ‘non-stop’ run which has been accomplished in Great Britain.

1910 Punch 15 June 441/2 Platelayer (to passenger who has jumped from the London-Plymouth Non-stop Express). Jumped aht? did yer.—Wof for?

1967 G. F. Fiennes I tried to run Railway vii. 86 Averages of 75 m.p.h. for the non-stop business expresses.

1988 M. M. R. Khan When Spring Comes vi. 174 He..missed the 7.30 tube-train..so he took the second direct nonstop train.

b. Of a variety show, etc.: having no interval between the various acts.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [adjective] > types of performance

useful1740

unrehearsed1789

rehearsed1821

marionettish1873

non-stop1932

live1933

watchable1933

improv1953

under-rehearsed1963

impro1979

1932 Sunday Express 3 July 17/6 Of all the people in non-stop variety, the one I should most hate to annoy is Veronica, the dancer.

1973 Country Life 23 Aug. 476/2 The Windmill Theatre..became famous as the home of live, non-stop revue.

1985 Shakespeare Q. 36 476 The Goodman Theatre/Flying Karamozov Brothers Production of The Comedy of Errors..was a nonstop vaudeville circus consisting of jugglers, musicians and gymnasts.

2. gen. That does not stop; uninterrupted, continuous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > continuous or without stop or pause (of action)

ithanda1300

continualc1340

unstintingc1380

perpetuala1382

unfailinga1382

unceasing1382

everlastinga1398

restless?a1439

continuedc1440

running1492

incessant1532

uncessant1548

incessable1552

universal1561

never-ceasing1567

still1570

unpausing1585

ceaseless1590

uncessable1596

indesinent1601

uninterrupted1602

unceasable1604

Sabbathless1605

unceased1605

unintermissive1610

unstaying1616

constant1653

jugial1654

uninterrupted1657

stopless1660

uncheque1671

chronical1672

unarrested1733

well-sustained1743

uninterrupt1776

unsuspended1792

sustained1796

pauseless1820

unhalting1832

persistent1842

unresting1856

unbreaking1870

non-stop1915

1915 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 215 294 There would usually be a strong tendency for a ‘non-stop’ run from A to C through B, that is, without any thermal decomposition in passing through B.

1957 Economist 28 Dec. 1120/2 The sum total of his economics is that a non-stop increase in money wages is..a Good Thing.

1971 Times 21 Jan. 10/4 He records a crowded old age in which flow of writing is as non-stop as social life.

1995 Empire May 34/1 What follows is a delight: 102 minutes of non-stop, toilet-fixated, pant-wettingly daft humour.

B. n.

A non-stop train; a non-stop journey, flight, run, etc. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > non-stop

stretch1699

jornada1828

non-stop1909

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > passenger train > express or non-stop

express train1841

lightning express1844

express1848

limited express1860

rapide1868

limited1869

night express1877

non-stop1909

limited train1913

Blue Train1922

rapido1939

1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 Sept. 2/1 The innovation and growth of ‘non-stops’ upon the Metropolitan and District electric lines.

1911 Motor Cycle 27 Apr. 428/1 He..has now made six successive non-stops.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 210 Nonstop, a, a trench expression used of a long range shell passing high overhead.

1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 428/3 There will be two platforms..flanked by two fast tracks negotiable at 270km/hr for the non-stops.

C. adv.

Without stopping or pausing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb] > in a continuous manner or without stopping

fastlyOE

anonOE

everOE

everylikec1225

continuallyc1305

atreet1340

unceasinglyc1340

perpetuallyc1385

incessably1398

desselya1400

ithandlya1400

dreichlyc1400

restlessc1400

contunely1447

all alongc1450

dessantlyc1460

incessantly1481

still opece1488

uncessantlya1500

continuinglya1513

in ane1513

away1526

incessant1558

restlessly1567

square1570

stintless1598

ceaselessly?1606

residently1609

unrestingly1621

indesinently1651

jugially1654

unintermissively1656

constantly1682

hand to fist1706

forever1753

unintermittingly1784

round the clock1816

continuously1826

unpausingly1831

sustainedly1842

pauselessly1845

remorselessly1845

around the clock1872

play-by-play1889

ball-by-ball1906

non-stop1920

solidly1937

1920 ‘Ixion’ Motor Cycle Reminisc. 15 The beastie [sc. a motor cycle] did the outward journey non-stop.

1927 Daily Tel. 14 June 11/3 The second attempt to fly non-stop to India.

1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xvii. 147 We were talking non-stop.

1968 M. Bragg Without City Wall x. 112 Both he and Richard went on non-stop about London, their friends, politics, anything that came up.

1990 D. J. Calvert Harrier (‘Aircraft Illustr.’ Special) 21/3 Ten of the modified Harriers flew nonstop to Ascension Island.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-stop
释义	non-stopadj.n.adv. Brit. /nɒnˈstɒp/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˈstɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, stop n.², stop v. Etymology: < non- prefix + stop n.² or stop v. A. adj. 1. a. Of a train or other vehicle: not stopping at intermediate places. Of a journey, etc.: made or done without a stop or pause. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [adjective] > continuous non-stop1900 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > non-stop non-stop1900 1900 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 344/2 This is the longest ‘non-stop’ run which has been accomplished in Great Britain. 1910 Punch 15 June 441/2 Platelayer (to passenger who has jumped from the London-Plymouth Non-stop Express). Jumped aht? did yer.—Wof for? 1967 G. F. Fiennes I tried to run Railway vii. 86 Averages of 75 m.p.h. for the non-stop business expresses. 1988 M. M. R. Khan When Spring Comes vi. 174 He..missed the 7.30 tube-train..so he took the second direct nonstop train. b. Of a variety show, etc.: having no interval between the various acts. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [adjective] > types of performance useful1740 unrehearsed1789 rehearsed1821 marionettish1873 non-stop1932 live1933 watchable1933 improv1953 under-rehearsed1963 impro1979 1932 Sunday Express 3 July 17/6 Of all the people in non-stop variety, the one I should most hate to annoy is Veronica, the dancer. 1973 Country Life 23 Aug. 476/2 The Windmill Theatre..became famous as the home of live, non-stop revue. 1985 Shakespeare Q. 36 476 The Goodman Theatre/Flying Karamozov Brothers Production of The Comedy of Errors..was a nonstop vaudeville circus consisting of jugglers, musicians and gymnasts. 2. gen. That does not stop; uninterrupted, continuous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > continuous or without stop or pause (of action) ithanda1300 continualc1340 unstintingc1380 perpetuala1382 unfailinga1382 unceasing1382 everlastinga1398 restless?a1439 continuedc1440 running1492 incessant1532 uncessant1548 incessable1552 universal1561 never-ceasing1567 still1570 unpausing1585 ceaseless1590 uncessable1596 indesinent1601 uninterrupted1602 unceasable1604 Sabbathless1605 unceased1605 unintermissive1610 unstaying1616 constant1653 jugial1654 uninterrupted1657 stopless1660 uncheque1671 chronical1672 unarrested1733 well-sustained1743 uninterrupt1776 unsuspended1792 sustained1796 pauseless1820 unhalting1832 persistent1842 unresting1856 unbreaking1870 non-stop1915 1915 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 215 294 There would usually be a strong tendency for a ‘non-stop’ run from A to C through B, that is, without any thermal decomposition in passing through B. 1957 Economist 28 Dec. 1120/2 The sum total of his economics is that a non-stop increase in money wages is..a Good Thing. 1971 Times 21 Jan. 10/4 He records a crowded old age in which flow of writing is as non-stop as social life. 1995 Empire May 34/1 What follows is a delight: 102 minutes of non-stop, toilet-fixated, pant-wettingly daft humour. B. n. A non-stop train; a non-stop journey, flight, run, etc. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > non-stop stretch1699 jornada1828 non-stop1909 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > passenger train > express or non-stop express train1841 lightning express1844 express1848 limited express1860 rapide1868 limited1869 night express1877 non-stop1909 limited train1913 Blue Train1922 rapido1939 1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 Sept. 2/1 The innovation and growth of ‘non-stops’ upon the Metropolitan and District electric lines. 1911 Motor Cycle 27 Apr. 428/1 He..has now made six successive non-stops. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 210 Nonstop, a, a trench expression used of a long range shell passing high overhead. 1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 428/3 There will be two platforms..flanked by two fast tracks negotiable at 270km/hr for the non-stops. C. adv. Without stopping or pausing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb] > in a continuous manner or without stopping fastlyOE anonOE everOE everylikec1225 continuallyc1305 atreet1340 unceasinglyc1340 perpetuallyc1385 incessably1398 desselya1400 ithandlya1400 dreichlyc1400 restlessc1400 contunely1447 all alongc1450 dessantlyc1460 incessantly1481 still opece1488 uncessantlya1500 continuinglya1513 in ane1513 away1526 incessant1558 restlessly1567 square1570 stintless1598 ceaselessly?1606 residently1609 unrestingly1621 indesinently1651 jugially1654 unintermissively1656 constantly1682 hand to fist1706 forever1753 unintermittingly1784 round the clock1816 continuously1826 unpausingly1831 sustainedly1842 pauselessly1845 remorselessly1845 around the clock1872 play-by-play1889 ball-by-ball1906 non-stop1920 solidly1937 1920 ‘Ixion’ Motor Cycle Reminisc. 15 The beastie [sc. a motor cycle] did the outward journey non-stop. 1927 Daily Tel. 14 June 11/3 The second attempt to fly non-stop to India. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xvii. 147 We were talking non-stop. 1968 M. Bragg Without City Wall x. 112 Both he and Richard went on non-stop about London, their friends, politics, anything that came up. 1990 D. J. Calvert Harrier (‘Aircraft Illustr.’ Special) 21/3 Ten of the modified Harriers flew nonstop to Ascension Island. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.1900
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