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twenty-four seven en · ADV

Etymology

Shortened from twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Twenty four hours per day, seven days per week, designating a round-the-clock service, typically including holidays, as might be offered by a supermarket, ATM, gas station, concierge service or manned data center.
   • They're open twenty-four seven; you can go there any time you want.
   • Near-synonyms: twenty-four hours a day, round the clock
2. (colloquial, figuratively, not-comparable, often) Constantly, with little or no interruption; continually; very often.
   • I'm ready to skydive twenty-four seven. [⁠nonliteral, hyperbolic⁠]
   • My girlfriend's jealous 'cause I talk about you twenty-four seven 2000, “Stan”, in Eminem (music), The Marshall Mathers LP:

Forms

Deriveds

twenty-four six · twenty-five/eight

Relateds

24/7/365 · around the clock · 24/5

Synonyms

non-stop · twenty-four hours a day · round the clock · unstoppingly · continuously · nonstop · constantly · all the time · unceasingly

Translations (27)

nl eenmaal vierentwintig uur (constantly) · ru двадцать четыре на семь (constantly) · vi hai mươi tư trên bảy (constantly) · pl dwadzieścia cztery na dobę (constantly) · bg двайсет и четири седем (constantly) · vi 24 trên 7 (constantly) · pt o dia inteiro (constantly) · cmn 一週7天，每天24小時 /一周7天 (constantly) · pl dwadzieścia cztery godziny na dobę (constantly) · bg двадесет и четири-седем (constantly) · nl zeven dagen op zeven (constantly) · pl siedem dni w tygodniu (constantly) · nl dag en nacht (constantly) · ka ოცდაოთხი საათი, კვირაში შვიდი დღე (constantly) · cmn 每天24小时 (constantly) · pt todo dia (constantly) · cmn 全天候 (constantly) · nl vierentwintig uur op vierentwintig (constantly) · sv dygnet runt (constantly) · it tutti i giorni ventiquatt'ore su ventiquattro (constantly) · it tutti i giorni 24 ore su 24 (constantly) · ka ოცდაოთხი საათის განმავლობაში, კვირის შვიდივე დღე (constantly) · nl vierentwintig uur per dag (constantly) · pt o dia todo (constantly) · fi kaksikymmentäneljä seitsemän (constantly) · ru два́дцать четы́ре часа́ в су́тки, семь дней в неде́лю (constantly) · fr vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre, sept jours sur sept (constantly)