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24/7

Or 24‑7,

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

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adverb

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.

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Origin of 24/7¹

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

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The Foreign Office previously added that its staff "stand ready to support British Nationals overseas 24/7".

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"It was obviously an operation that ran pretty much 24/7," Mr Andrews said.

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The Foreign Office said: "We have not been approached for consular assistance, but our staff stand ready to support British Nationals overseas 24/7."

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If the employee that is available via email 24/7 gets the promotion or yearly bonus, other employees copy that.

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"There was voices in my head 24/7, and they were negative," she said.

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