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24/7
[ twen-tee-fawr sev-uhn, ‑-ڴdz‑, twuhn-ٱ‑ ]
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of 24/71
Example Sentences
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.
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.
“We have to be a 24/7 city, and often we are a city that is 9 to 5, Monday through Friday,” he said.
He is working to open a 24/7 “stabilization center” in the heart of the Tenderloin where police can drop off people who need medical care.
"Sadly it is becoming very expensive as we don't charge, are open 24/7 all year round and get all our money from very generous members of the public," she said.
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