twenty-four seven

== English == === Alternative forms === 24/7, 24-7, twenty-four/seven === Etymology === Shortened from twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. === Adverb === twenty-four seven (not comparable) 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Designates a round-the-clock service, typically including holidays, as might be offered by a supermarket, ATM, gas station, concierge service or manned data center. Synonyms: all the time, constantly, continuously, non-stop, nonstop, unceasingly, unstoppingly Near-synonyms: twenty-four hours a day, round the clock (colloquial, often figurative) Constantly, with little or no interruption; continually; very often. ==== Derived terms ==== twenty-five/eight (colloquial) twenty-four six ==== Related terms ==== 24/5 24/7/365 ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== around the clock