nonstop

[ adjective adverb non-stop; noun non-stop ]

adjective

1. being without a single stop en route:

   a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.

2. happening, done, or held without a stop or pause or without offering relief or respite:

   The ambassador faced a nonstop schedule of meetings and interviews during her visit.

adverb

1. without a single stop en route.
2. Informal. without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually:

   My back ached nonstop for three days.

noun

1. a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.

nonstop

/ ˈnɒnˈstɒp /

adjective

1. done without pause or interruption

   a nonstop flight

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonstop¹

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop

Example Sentences

We have the strongest economy in the world right now — Republicans would have been shouting this nonstop from the rooftops.

From Salon

“Like, Antonio Mandivosa. You would work nonstop.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Musk purchasing the world’s town square only to weaponize it to support his own agenda, and Fox admittedly lying to viewers nonstop to promote Trump, isn’t political speech presumptively entitled to legal protection.

From Salon

The star of Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast” film, now 45, is used to juggling nonstop obligations since childhood.

From Los Angeles Times

Fans are drawn to the Sniffers’ sound and attitude, which taps into the rowdy spirit of first-generation punk rock, along with a feisty, euphoric blond singer moving nonstop and usually dressed in a bikini top and shorts.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• constant
• endless
• incessant
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• unbroken
• unending
• uninterrupted