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nonstop

[non-stop, non-stop]

adjective

  1. being without a single stop en route.

    a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.

  2. happening, done, or held without a stop or pause or without offering relief or respite.

    The ambassador faced a nonstop schedule of meetings and interviews during her visit.



adverb

  1. without a single stop en route.

  2. Informal.without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually.

    My back ached nonstop for three days.

noun

  1. a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.

nonstop

/ ˈɒˈɒ /

adjective

  1. done without pause or interruption

    a nonstop flight

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonstop1

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop
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Example Sentences

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After years of nonstop dread about her eventual exam, Bonfiglio found that collecting a sample at home in the comfort of her bed, rather than lying across a sterile exam table, made all the difference.

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He takes this as a green light to order for her and talk about himself nonstop.

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And in Granbury, Texas, a 24ft-high sound barrier was erected in 2023 at a mining site after residents complained to public officials that the nonstop roar was keeping them awake and giving them migraines.

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It would be blown up all over the news, nonstop.

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On it goes pretty much nonstop throughout the rest of the year.

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