nonstop
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nonstop
- /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ Canadian, New Zealand, UK
- /ˌnɑnˈstɑp/ Canada, US, dialectal
- /ˌnɔnˈstɔp/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒp
adjective non-stop
- Without stopping; without interruption or break. There's a nonstop flight to Mauritius, but I'm not sitting on the same plane for thirteen hours.
- Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand.
adverb non-stop
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Without stopping; without interruption or break
He worked nonstop for fourteen hours yesterday, just so he could get today off.
Similar: ceaselessly, endlessly, incessantly, consecutively, constantly, continently, continually, continuously, eternally, ever, everlastingly, extendedly
noun nonstops · non-stop
- A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight. With business-class seats on nonstops from British Airways and Cathay Pacific often priced up to $8,000 round trip, Mr. Exton typically flew cheaper alternatives that saved money but required layovers and plane switches.
- A convenience store in parts of Europe, open 24 hours a day. [In Hungary:] Most department stores and gift shops are open weekdays 10–5 or 6, Saturday until 1. Grocery stores are generally open weekdays from 7 or 8 am to 7 pm; “nonstops,” or éjjeli-nappali,^([sic]) are open 24 hours.
- A linguistic sound that is not a stop; a continuant. Some of these consonants are stops, some are non-stops (continuants, see 11.2); some are voiced, others voiceless. It doesn't therefore look as if these consonants can have anything in common.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: continuous, uninterrupted, direct, round-the-clock, around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop flight, non-stop, unabated, continuously, ever, continued, ongoing, continuing, unbroken, sustained
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adj without stopping
| Español | sin parar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ノンストップ nonsutoppu, 直行 chokkō |
| 中文 | 不停的 bùtíng de, 馬不停蹄的 /马不停蹄的 mǎbùtíngtí de, 直達的 /直达的, 直达的 zhídá de |
| Português | sem parar |
| Français | sans arrêt, sans escale |
| Deutsch | ununterbrochen, durchgehend |
| Română | nonstop |
| Русский | безостано́вочный bezostanóvočnyj, беспоса́дочный besposádočnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thẳng |
adv without stopping
| Français | sans arrêt |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | pausenlos, nonstop |
| Română | nonstop |
| Русский | непрерывно nepreryvno, беспрерывно bespreryvno |
noun nonstop journey, especially a flight
| Deutsch | Nonstop |
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title = {nonstop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
