continue
verb (used without object)
to go on after suspension or interruption.
have been continuing
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present perfect progressiveof continue.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But interest in the animals "has exploded" and people have been continuing to get too close to them, with a spokesperson for the trust saying the pressure on the cows "has become too much".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
U.S. stocks have been continuing to set records despite worries about interest rates staying high in part because stocks related to artificial-intelligence technology keep rising.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
Delays and cancellations have been continuing on Tuesday, with Monday's disruption having led to some planes and air crew being stuck in the wrong location.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023
And so it really is the masses that have been continuing to push me forward to show up for myself.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
Then Sunday spoke, but so dreamily that he might have been continuing a conversation rather than beginning one.
From The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
