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

The retailer took into account which books readers continuously bought, rated, recommended and returned to over a period of time. —Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

This article is being continuously updated. —Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026

Since network access alone can no longer be trusted, identity must be verified continuously through many factors. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

The system continuously tracks all 22 degrees of freedom of the human hand, covering the full range of joint movements that allow fingers and the palm to bend, rotate, and coordinate complex actions. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

continuous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for continuously

• discontinuously