24/7

or 24‐7, 24×7, twen·ty-four sev·en

[ twen-tee-fawr sev-uhn, ‐fohr‐, twuhn-tee‐ ]

/ ˈtwɛn tiˌfɔr ˈsɛv ən, ‐ˌfoʊr‐, ˈtwʌn ti‐ /

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adverb

continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.

adjective

continual; constant: The manufacturer offers 24/7 customer support.

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Origin of 24/7

First recorded in 1985–90; shortening of twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

Words nearby 24/7

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How to use 24/7 in a sentence

The same went for the somewhat more modern JH-7 light bomber.
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In the meantime, Douglass had pulled into a lower parking lot to start an 11 p.m.-to-7 a.m. shift.
Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’|Michael Daly|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Co -7, IA -7, NH -7, WI-7, VA -5, NV -4, MI -4, FL -3, NC -3, MN -3, OH -2.
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Before the magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti, killing 220,000 people, the country was the poorest in the Americas.
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NBC tried to make some noise with The Event but viewers haven't taken to its Lost-meets-24 ethos, fleeing the show in droves.
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At station G-7 on July 8, 41.8 per cent of the fish taken were of this species.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
An atom of lithium-7 plus an atom of hydrogen-1 yields two atoms of helium-4 and plenty of energy.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
I do not only use it for baby chicks, but for those5-7 weeks' of age.
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Lap the ends one inch and fasten each end with tie wire.7-2 Wire always laps one inch—no more, no less.
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And this bears the numbers C-14 and C-7, and is a firing-pin photograph?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Cultural definitions for 24/7

24/7

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week: “This convenience store is open 24/7.” The term, which also appears as “24-7,” can be used figuratively to mean “with great time and effort”: “We worked on the design 24/7 in order to complete the work on time.” This phrase was coined in the late twentieth century.

24/7

or 24‐7, 24×7, twen·ty-four sev·en

Origin of 24/7

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