Words / B2

k-uh-n-TIN-yoo-uh-slee/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

Continuously means without a pause: record continuously; rain continuously. Continuous is the adjective (already in the dictionary). Constantly can mean very often, with gaps. Sensors recorded air quality continuously for thirty days. Do not mix with continually (repeatedly).

Meaning

Without a pause.

Examples

• “The sensor recorded air quality continuously for thirty days.”
• “The alarm rang continuously until estates arrived.”

Good to know

continuously + verb. Adjective: continuous. Trap: continually = again and again; continuously = no break. Science logs. Grammar: present continuous is a different “continuous”.

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