nonstop

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non·stop / ˈnänˈstäp/ • adj. continuing without stopping or pausing: we had two days of almost nonstop rain. ∎  (of a passenger vehicle or journey) not having or making stops at intermediate places on the way to its destination: a nonstop flight to Los Angeles. ∎  oppressively constant; relentless: the show was axed after nonstop criticism.• adv. without stopping or pausing: Stephen had been working nonstop.• n. a nonstop flight or train: seven nonstops to New York every business day.