twenty-four seven

twenty-four seven

See also: twenty-four/seven

English

Alternative forms

• 24/7, 24-7, twenty-four/seven

Etymology

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

Adverb

twenty-four seven (not comparable)

1. 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Designates a round-the-clock service, typically including holidays, as might be offered by a supermarket, ATM, gas station, concierge service or manned data center.

   They're open twenty-four seven; you can go there any time you want.

2. (colloquial) Constantly, without interruption.
   • 2000, Eminem (music), “Stan”, in The Marshall Mathers LP:

     My girlfriend's jealous 'cause I talk about you twenty-four seven

Synonyms

• all the time, constantly, continuously, non-stop, twenty-four hours a day

Derived terms

• twenty-five/eight (colloquial)

Related terms

• 24/5
• 24/7/365

Translations

constantly

Chinese: Mandarin: 一週7天，每天24小時／一周7天，每天24小时 (yīzhōu qī tiān, měitiān èrshísì xiǎoshí) Dutch: vierentwintig uur op vierentwintig, zeven dagen op zeven Finnish: kaksikymmentäneljä seitsemän French: vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre, sept jours sur sept Italian: tutti i giorni 24 ore su 24, tutti i giorni ventiquatt'ore su ventiquattro Polish: dwadzieścia cztery na dobę, dwadzieścia cztery godziny na dobę, siedem dni w tygodniu Portuguese: todo dia (pt), o dia todo, o dia inteiro Russian: два́дцать четы́ре часа́ в су́тки, семь дней в неде́лю (dvádcatʹ četýre časá v sútki, semʹ dnej v nedélju) Swedish: dygnet runt (sv)

See also

• around the clock