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24-7, adv. colloq. (orig. and chiefly U.S.). Brit. |ˌtwɛntɪfɔː ˈsɛvn|, U.S. |ˌtwɛn(t)iˌfɔr ˈsɛvən| Forms: 19– 24-7, 19– twenty-four seven [‹ twenty n. + four n. + seven n. Usually written with numerical symbol.] Twenty four hours a day, seven days a week; constantly.
[1983Sports Illustr. (Nexis) 28 Nov. 76 Jerry (Ice) Reynolds, one of the SEC's two best freshmen by the end of last season, calls his jump shot ‘24-7-365’, because ‘It's good 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year’.] 1985People (Nexis) 18 Mar. 34, 24-7—24 hours a day, seven days a week (as in, I love you 24-7). 1988‘Big Daddy Kane’ R.A.W. (song) in L. A. Stanley Rap: the Lyrics (1992) 20 God bless the child who can hold his own 'Cause I get raw...24-7, chillin', killin' like a villain. 1996Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 11 Jan. 3 c, Is caring for Cassandra a full-time job? ‘That it is,’ she said. ‘Twenty-four-seven.’ 1997Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 11 Dec. Being with them 24/7.., you do learn everything about them and you know how to deal with them better. |