continuously

[ kuhn-tin-yoo-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. without interruption or cessation; unceasingly:

   To remain eligible for scholarship aid, a student must remain continuously enrolled at an educational institution located in the state.

2. in a directly connected way:

   A mountainous spine, the Great Dividing Range, extends almost continuously from Far North Queensland to Victoria.

Other Words From

• non·con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb
• qua·si-con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb
• sem·i·con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb
• un·con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of continuously¹

continuous ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Hosts should improve ventilation by opening windows or doors or putting central air and heating on continuous circulation.

From Washington Post

If touch relies on sight, then it would have to keep a continuous line-of-sight in a complex and dynamic setting—something computer vision doesn’t do well in, at least for now.

From Singularity Hub 

Interactions are often continuous and would require a self-driving car to learn and adapt its behavior within each interaction, not just between them.

From MIT Technology Review

Unlike ByteDance, Kuaishou has had limited success overseas and relies on continuous domestic growth.

From TechCrunch

Robust and continuous training programs signal our commitment to growth and education.

From Outside Online

Poverty, alienation, estrangement, continuously aggravated by racism, overt and institutional.

From The Daily Beast

We continuously pause to pull them out while Zalwar Khan and his companion smirk at us and chew unbothered.

From The Daily Beast

Could the American government have lied continuously for decades?

From The Daily Beast

Since then, America has come to distrust government, predictably and almost continuously.

From The Daily Beast

The village of Qift, for instance, has been continuously occupied for 5,000 years, and has seen its fortunes rise and fall.

From The Daily Beast

He took her arm and led her away, looking anxiously and continuously down into her face.

From Project Gutenberg

As gave Tom no rest, but questioned him eagerly and continuously during the whole night about the things which concerned his soul.

From Project Gutenberg

In Paraguay they are considered superior to all other kinds and are smoked continuously without any seemingly ill effect.

From Project Gutenberg

Buchan's force, however, was continuously obtaining additions, while Bruce was getting pinched with hunger.

From Project Gutenberg

Census enumerations since 1890 indicate that total employment in Virginia has expanded continuously.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• frequently
• once again
• regularly
• repeatedly