24-7

adjective

variants or 24/7
Definition of 24-7next
as in hourly

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  1. hourly
  2. around-the-clock
  3. round-the-clock
  4. cyclic
  5. chronic
Adjective
  • This hourly energy expenditure can be calculated by dividing the total BMR by 24.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Each person has a part to play in the overall goal, and each person’s goals can scale up and down from hourly to a five-year trajectory.
    Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of hourly
Adjective
  • Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Building and launching rockets into space can require around-the-clock attention.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of around-the-clock
Adjective
  • In addition to the severing of Matsu’s internet cable, Chinese sand dredgers surrounded the islands in 2021, forcing the Taiwanese Coast Guard to run round-the-clock patrols.
    Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Not only that, but William gets a lot of his costs paid for by the taxpayer—including round-the-clock protection by armed police officers.
    Jack Royston, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of round-the-clock
Adjective
  • Also known as the cyclic ketogenic diet, this dietary pan involves switching between a keto diet and a higher-carb diet.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This revelation constrains modern understanding of the Pleistocene sea level fluctuations during an epoch of lower carbon dioxide concentrations, the cyclic glaciation and deglaciation periods, ecosystem recovery, and the transition between warming and cooling periods.
    Carly Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of cyclic
Adjective
  • Studies have found that, in addition to reducing weight, the drug also reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in diabetics and overweight non-diabetics and chronic kidney disease due to diabetes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The study sheds light on the growing inequities in the prevalence and treatment of a chronic debilitating disease that can decrease the quality of life for millions of individuals around the world.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of chronic
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