nonstop

Continuing without a break, or going straight to a destination without stopping.

• We booked a nonstop flight.
• The children enjoyed the nonstop entertainment.
• Their nonstop chatter kept me awake.

Similar words: continuous, uninterrupted

Common phrases: nonstop flight, nonstop action, nonstop service

Describing a gene change that removes a signal telling a cell to stop making a protein.

• The researchers identified a nonstop mutation.
• This nonstop variant changes the final protein sequence.
• A nonstop mutation removes the usual signal for ending translation.

Common phrases: nonstop mutation, nonstop variant

Without taking a break or stopping along the way.

• It rained nonstop yesterday.
• They flew nonstop from Paris to Tokyo.
• Have you been working nonstop all day?

Similar words: continuously, without stopping

Common phrases: work nonstop, fly nonstop, talk nonstop

A journey, especially a flight, that has no stops along the way.

• We booked a nonstop to Rome.
• The airline offers two nonstops each day.
• Is there a nonstop from here to Boston?

Similar words: direct flight

Common phrases: book a nonstop, take a nonstop

In parts of Europe, a small shop that stays open all day and night.

• We bought snacks at the nonstop.
• The local nonstop was still open at midnight.
• Two nonstops near the station sell drinks.

Similar words: convenience store

Common phrases: nearby nonstop, local nonstop

A speech sound made while air flows without being completely blocked.

• This sound is a nonstop.
• The lesson compares stops and nonstops.
• You can sustain a nonstop while air continues flowing.

Similar words: continuant

Opposites: stop

Common phrases: a nonstop sound, produce a nonstop