24 heures sur 24

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Timely French Expression

Meaning	24 hours a day
Literally	24 hours out of 24
Register	normal
Pronunciation		[veh(n) kah treur sur veh(n) katr(eu)]
IPA		[vɛ̃ ka tʁœʁ syʁ vɛ̃ katʁə]

Usage notes: To indicate that something is always available or never closes, the French say 24 heures sur 24.

Par exemple…

On peut louer un vélo 24 heures sur 24.		You can rent a bike 24 hours a day.
Ce resto est ouvert 24 heures sur 24.		This restaurant is open 24 hours a day.

Abbreviations

• 24 h sur 24
• 24 h/24

The addition of "7 days a week" is in a similar format: 7 jours sur 7. Thus the expanded expression is

• 24 h sur 24, 7 j sur 7
• 24 h/24, 7 j/7

 The latter is the closest French equivalent to the very economical "24/7" commonly used in English.

Synomyms

• à chaque instant – at every moment
• à tout moment – at any time, at all times
• en tout temps – all the time
• toujours – always
• tout le temps – all the time

 Related lessons

• Numbers
• Sur

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