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24/7

or 24‑7, 24×7, twen·ty-four sev·en

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

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adverb

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

adjective

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

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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Word History and Origins

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 area's sole, permanent doctor, she spent years essentially on call 24/7.

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Officials have said that the airport train will run 24/7 and every two minutes during peak hours from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., and that an end-to-end trip will take less than 10 minutes.

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Even NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, which has its own fire department, had its own emergency management team staffed 24/7 during the fire, sending out alerts to employees when necessary.

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I got comfortable owning that I’m an introvert and being with a large group 24/7 or even just with my husband for every minute of the day is a lot for me.

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“We have to be a 24/7 city, and often we are a city that is 9 to 5, Monday through Friday,” he said.

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