English
Etymology
Shortened from "twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week."
Alternative spellings
24/7
Adverb
twenty-four seven
- colloquial Constantly, without interruption.
#:They're open twenty-four seven, you can go there any time you want.
- An w:abbreviation|abbreviation which stands for "24 hours a day, 7 days a week", including holidays and days otherwise that may alter limitations of work. In w:commerce|commerce and w:industry|industry, it identifies a round-the-clock service, as might be offered by a w:supermarket|supermarket, w:ATM|ATM, w:Filling station|gas station, w:concierge|concierge service or manned datacenter.
Synonyms
all the time, constantly, continuously, non-stop, twenty-four hours a day
Translations
Dutch: vierentwintig uur op vierentwintig, zeven dagen op zeven
Italian: tutti i giorni 24 ore su 24, tutti i giorni ventiquatt'ore su ventiquattro
Polish: dwadzie�cia cztery na dob�/dwadzie�cia cztery godziny na dob�, siedem dni w tygodniu
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hu:twenty-four seven
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