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 system continuously collects information about vehicles captured by cameras across its network and allows law enforcement to retrieve that information later. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

The team continuously received the returning light while the airship drifted. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

These initial satellites transformed experimental infrared observations into an operational program that continuously monitored the globe for missile launches. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

His flagship Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London has held the maximum three Michelin stars continuously since 2001. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

continuous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for continuously

• discontinuously