round the clockadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌraʊn(d) ðə ˈklɒk/, U.S.

/ˌraʊn(d) (ð)ə ˈklɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round prep., the adj., clock n.¹

Etymology: < round prep. + the adj. + clock n.¹

A. adv.

Continuously for twenty-four (occasionally twelve) hours; all day and all night; constantly. Frequently emphasized by preceding all.

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

1816 Playbill, Theatre Royal Drury Lane 4 June A new comick Song called ‘Drunken Dozey's Diary; or, All round the Clock.’ by Mr. Munden.

1852 C. Dickens Bleak House (1853) xxv. 251 The complete equipage whirls through the Law Stationery business at wild speed, all round the clock.

1873 G. Cupples Deserted Ship iii. 41 There was next to no night, but bright sunshine almost all round the clock.

1890 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 321/2 I won't have the whole camp shooting all round the clock.

1944 R. C. K. Ensor Miniature Hist. War iv. 53 A scheme of bombing Germany ‘round the clock’, i.e. for a succession of nights and days.

1959 Observer 21 June 17/7 If Arnold Bennett were alive to-day he would be writing family serials for television all round the clock.

2008 K. S. Bodman Gambit xvii. 104 We have agents working round the clock, around the world, to find these people.

B. adj. (attributive).

Usually hyphenated. Lasting continuously for twenty-four (occasionally twelve) hours, or all day and all night; continual.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > continually in action or operation > operating all day and night

round the clock1891

twenty-four-hour1908

around the clock1918

1891 Let. 28 Feb. in Electrician 6 Mar. 555/1 I should like to know if any provider of gas or electric light has an ‘all round the clock’ consumption, equal to 82 per cent, of the light supplied to ordinary consumers who go to bed at reasonable hours!

1907 Country Life 3 Aug. 172/1 His round-the-clock imprisonment had waxed enormously long to him by the time that anything human stirred again.

1920 W. M. Raine Oh, you Tex! ix. 69 He was expecting to turn in for a round-the-clock sleep.

1942 Fortune Nov. 192/1 (advt.) Real, honest, sweaty work on a shirt-sleeve basis. Round-the-clock service.

1958 ‘A. Bridge’ Portuguese Escape viii. 138 They must have been keeping a round-the-clock watch on the Monsignor's house.

2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 Feb. 8/1 That's a fair guide to the virulence of Arab sentiment, stoked by graphic round-the-clock coverage of the Gaza carnage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round the clock
释义	round the clockadv.adj. Brit. /ˌraʊn(d) ðə ˈklɒk/, U.S. /ˌraʊn(d) (ð)ə ˈklɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round prep., the adj., clock n.¹ Etymology: < round prep. + the adj. + clock n.¹ A. adv. Continuously for twenty-four (occasionally twelve) hours; all day and all night; constantly. Frequently emphasized by preceding all. 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 1816 Playbill, Theatre Royal Drury Lane 4 June A new comick Song called ‘Drunken Dozey's Diary; or, All round the Clock.’ by Mr. Munden. 1852 C. Dickens Bleak House (1853) xxv. 251 The complete equipage whirls through the Law Stationery business at wild speed, all round the clock. 1873 G. Cupples Deserted Ship iii. 41 There was next to no night, but bright sunshine almost all round the clock. 1890 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 321/2 I won't have the whole camp shooting all round the clock. 1944 R. C. K. Ensor Miniature Hist. War iv. 53 A scheme of bombing Germany ‘round the clock’, i.e. for a succession of nights and days. 1959 Observer 21 June 17/7 If Arnold Bennett were alive to-day he would be writing family serials for television all round the clock. 2008 K. S. Bodman Gambit xvii. 104 We have agents working round the clock, around the world, to find these people. B. adj. (attributive). Usually hyphenated. Lasting continuously for twenty-four (occasionally twelve) hours, or all day and all night; continual. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > continually in action or operation > operating all day and night round the clock1891 twenty-four-hour1908 around the clock1918 1891 Let. 28 Feb. in Electrician 6 Mar. 555/1 I should like to know if any provider of gas or electric light has an ‘all round the clock’ consumption, equal to 82 per cent, of the light supplied to ordinary consumers who go to bed at reasonable hours! 1907 Country Life 3 Aug. 172/1 His round-the-clock imprisonment had waxed enormously long to him by the time that anything human stirred again. 1920 W. M. Raine Oh, you Tex! ix. 69 He was expecting to turn in for a round-the-clock sleep. 1942 Fortune Nov. 192/1 (advt.) Real, honest, sweaty work on a shirt-sleeve basis. Round-the-clock service. 1958 ‘A. Bridge’ Portuguese Escape viii. 138 They must have been keeping a round-the-clock watch on the Monsignor's house. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 Feb. 8/1 That's a fair guide to the virulence of Arab sentiment, stoked by graphic round-the-clock coverage of the Gaza carnage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1816
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