adverb

continuously

kuhn-TIHN-yoo-uhs-lee

adverb

Without any pause or break.

"The alarm rang continuously until someone switched it off."

"He had worked continuously for six hours before taking a break."

How to Use Continuously

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishIn a way that never stops or breaks off.

Common pairings

continuously monitored run continuously continuously updated

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The alarm rang _____ until someone switched it off.

Formed from continuous plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.

discontinuously

famously anxiously seriously obviously curiously furiously nervously viciously jealously hideously previously vigorously

discontinuously