Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twenty-four seven

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: twen-ty--four -sev-en
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Twenty four hours per day, seven days per week, designating a round-the-clock service, typically including holidays, as might be offered by a supermarket, ATM, gas station, concierge service or manned data center.

adv

Constantly, with little or no interruption; continually; very often.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: twenty-four hours a day, round the clock"
"They're open twenty-four seven; you can go there any time you want."
"I'm ready to skydive twenty-four seven. [⁠nonliteral, hyperbolic⁠]"
"My girlfriend's jealous 'cause I talk about you twenty-four seven"

Etymology

Shortened from twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

24/7 (alternative) 24-7 (alternative) twenty-four/seven (alternative)

Phrases

twenty-five/eight twenty-four six around the clock

Frequently Paired Words

24/5 24/7/365 around the clock

Synonyms

all the time constantly continuously non-stop nonstop unceasingly unstoppingly twenty-four hours a day round the clock

Questions

What does twenty-four seven mean?: Twenty four hours per day, seven days per week, designating a round-the-clock service, typically including holidays, as might be offered by a supermarket, ATM, gas station, concierge service or manned data center.
Where does twenty-four seven come from?: Shortened from twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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