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

Monogram Dune was inspired by the shifting beauty of a desert landscape, where light continuously transforms color and depth. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

Highlights at the oldest continuously active agricultural fair in the United States are a women’s skillet toss, pig races, lawn mower races, balloon animals. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Effective leaders continuously evaluate costs, margins, execution challenges and operational performance to help ensure growth remains sustainable. — Amit Jain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The deep-tech startup says its new headquarters and Found Metals Process Development Center will help move its technologies from laboratory experiments to continuously operating industrial systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

continuous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for continuously

• discontinuously