nonstop

ˌnɒnˈstɒp

Definition

Definition of nonstop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

traveljourney without any stops

We took a nonstop from New York to London.

direct

uninterrupted

business

store open all day and night

I bought snacks at the nonstop near my house.

convenience store

Adjective

continuousoccurring without any pauses or interruptions

The music played nonstop throughout the night.

incessant

unceasing

uninterrupted

Adverb

continuous action

without any pauses or interruptions

He worked nonstop to meet the deadline..

continuously

unceasingly

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Expressions with nonstop

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nonstop flight

flight without stops between departure and destination

We booked a nonstop flight to New York.

Origin of nonstop

English, non- (not) + stop (cease)

Terms with nonstop included in their meaning

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round-the-clock shifts

staffing plan

arrangement providing nonstop coverage across an entire day

a mile a minute

adv.

nonstop

continuously without stopping

CGM

acr.

diabetes care

device or system for nonstop tracking of glucose concentration in bloodstream

doomscrolling

adj.

internet habit

related to reading bad news online nonstop

pressured speech

fast talking

speaking very fast and nonstop, hard for others to interrupt

Examples of nonstop in a sentence

He prefers a nonstop to avoid layovers.
The nonstop was crowded even at midnight.
She found a nonstop that sells fresh coffee.
The fans cheered nonstop during the game.
The rain fell nonstop for hours.
She talked nonstop throughout the movie.

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French:vol direct, ininterrompu, ...
German:Nonstop, durchgehend, ...
Italian:volo diretto, ininterrotto, ...
Spanish:vuelo directo, ininterrumpido, ...
Portuguese:voo direto, ininterrupto, ...
Chinese:直飞, 不停的, ...
Japanese:直行便, ノンストップ, ...
Arabic:رِحْلَة مُبَاشِرَة, مُسْتَمِرّ, ...
Hebrew:טִיסָה יְשִׁירָה, בִּלְתִּי פּוֹסֵק, ...
Russian:беспосадочный перелет, непрерывный, ...
Ukrainian:безперервний рейс, безперервний, ...
Hindi:सीधी उड़ान, लगातार, ...
Bengali:ননস্টপ, অবিরাম, ...
Catalan:vol directe, ininterromput, ...
Czech:přímý let, nepřetržitý, ...
Danish:direkte flyvning, uafbrudt, ...
Dutch:non-stopvlucht, ononderbroken, ...
Greek:απευθείας πτήση, αδιάκοπος, ...
Hungarian:közvetlen járat, folyamatos, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរមិនឈប់សម្រាក, មិនឈប់, ...
Korean:직항, 끊임없는, ...
Persian:پرواز بی‌وقفه, بی‌وقفه, ...
Polish:lot bezpośredni, nieprzerwany, ...
Portuguese (BR):voo direto, ininterrupto, ...
Romanian:zbor direct, fără oprire, ...
Swedish:direktflygning, oavbruten, ...
Thai:เที่ยวบินตรง, ต่อเนื่อง, ...
Turkish:aktarmasız uçuş, kesintisiz, ...
Vietnamese:chuyến đi thẳng, liên tục, ...

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