The English We Speak: Around the clock
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đď¸ 3 June 2025
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An expression used to talk about time. Learn it here!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the English we speak, where we explain expressions used by fluent English |
| 0:05.9 | speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Faye Faye and I'm Phil. Faye, you look like you |
| 0:12.8 | haven't stopped working. I know, there's so much happening right now. I've been working around the |
| 0:18.0 | clock. Why don't we have a closer look at that? Around the clock. It's a nice image, but it doesn't mean that you've been working around the clock. Why don't we have a closer look at that? |
| 0:22.2 | Around the clock. |
| 0:27.1 | It's a nice image, but it doesn't mean that you've been going around an actual clock, does it? |
| 0:27.5 | No, no. |
| 0:30.1 | It just means all day and all night. For example, if you're available around the clock, people can contact you at any time. |
| 0:35.9 | If you're working around the clock, then it means that you work |
| 0:38.9 | all day and all night. Like me. Sounds like you might need a break. Let's listen to some other |
| 0:45.0 | people using the expression around the clock. I've got 50 people coming around for dinner |
| 0:53.8 | tomorrow, so I've been cooking around the clock. |
| 0:56.6 | I'm talking about wedding planning around the clock at the moment. |
| 1:00.3 | I can't wait for it to be over, but I'm excited to. |
| 1:03.2 | It's only a couple of weeks away. |
| 1:05.1 | I've got a really important exam coming up, so I'm studying around the clock. |
| 1:10.0 | I am so tired. |
| 1:14.9 | We've been learning the expression around the clock. It means all day and all night. |
| 1:20.6 | But you'll also hear round the clock with round instead of around. The meaning is the same. |
| 1:28.0 | Yes, and round the clock and around the clock |
| 1:30.7 | are sometimes used before a noun as an adjectival phrase, |
| 1:34.5 | around the clock coverage or round the clock availability. |
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