twenty-four hours

• Ein Zeitraum von 24 Stunden, also ein voller Tag und eine Nacht; häufig verwendet, um eine bestimmte Dauer oder Frist anzugeben.

A standard time period equal to one full day and night, often used to emphasize a specific duration or deadline.

1. Full day periodA1formal

   A complete cycle of day and night, lasting exactly 24 hours.

   Vierundzwanzig Stunden

   • The store is open twenty-four hours a day.
   • It takes twenty-four hours for the Earth to rotate once.
   • I need twenty-four hours to finish this report.

2. Continuous serviceA2informal

   Describing a service or business that operates without closing.

   Rund um die Uhr

   • There is a twenty-four-hour pharmacy on the corner.
   • The hotel offers twenty-four-hour room service.
   • We provide twenty-four-hour customer support.