continuously

adverb

con·​tin·​u·​ous·​ly kən-ˈtin-yü-əs-lē 

: in a continuous manner : without interruption

a business that has been operating continuously for more than 50 years

a monitoring system that runs continuously

one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world

The pressure was building slowly and continuously for several hours.

Editors are continuously updating the dictionary.

Sauté slowly, about 5 minutes, stirring continuously.

—Owen Dugan

Examples of continuously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This article is being continuously updated. —Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026

And then our colleagues from a NOAA laboratory in the US have been measuring continuously the strengths of the Gulfstream. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

If your dog is vomiting continuously, take your pet to the vet as soon as possible, The Bee reported. —Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Cold water from depths of up to about 3,280 feet then condenses the vapor back into liquid, allowing the cycle to repeat and generate electricity continuously. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

continuous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for continuously

• discontinuously