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nonstop

adjective

Continuing without any pauses or breaks.

Example sentences

  • “We booked a nonstop flight so we wouldn't have to change planes.”
  • “The kids kept up a nonstop stream of questions during the drive.”

Of flights it is literal: no landings between departure and arrival. Elsewhere it is usually mild exaggeration.

Synonyms for nonstop

  • continuous
  • uninterrupted
  • constant

Antonyms

  • intermittent

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