24/7 Definition, Sentence Examples
24/7 MEANING – Find out what 24/7 (or twenty-four-seven) really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.
The expression “24/7” is used to denote something that occurs or is available constantly, without exception on weekends, holidays, or evenings. It lasts every day of the week, all day long.
The new expression that stresses that something occurs every hour and every day of the year is 24/7/365 or 24/7/366. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase “twenty-four-seven” was first used in a 1983 issue of Sports Illustrated. It soon gained popularity as a catchy term for 24-hour services in the corporate world.
Meaning:
- unending
- every day of the year.
- constantly
- at all times.
- continually
- ongoing
- uninterrupted
- ceaseless
- endless
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Here are examples of sentences that use 24/7
- Doctors and nurses work twenty-four-seven.
- He’s with me all the time — 24/7.
- Today, everyone definitely has a smartphone, which is currently the primary means of consuming news 24/7.
- Orly said the center will be open 24/7 and will employ 15 people.
- The company provides 24/7 customer support.
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