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, 18 Mar. 2026

Now the institution, which is the oldest continuously operating public art museum in the United States, will also be open Wednesdays. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026

Orbital space stations have now housed humans continuously for decades. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026

The manufacturing process has been continuously refined over 30 years, with each engine program benefiting from prior lessons. —Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

continuous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for continuously

• discontinuously