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 firm's losses have widened continuously from 52 million rupees in the financial year ended March 2022, as per data from Tracxn. — Priyanka Salve,jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

The cameras act as its eyes, able to continuously feed its onboard AI with visual data of what items are on the conveyor belt. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Being a heritage brand that’s been around for 80 years is a testament to being able to continuously adapt and evolve. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

As noted, others believed T cells simply could not be grown continuously in culture. — Robert C. Gallo, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

continuous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for continuously

• discontinuously