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continuance

continuance

30 5.7
A period when something keeps going without stopping
  • noun
  • /kənˈtɪn.ju.əns/
translation icon : continuidad
  • Navajo thought states that all Navajo people are integral to the continuance of the nation.
  • ensure the continuance
  • guaranteeing the continuance
  • support the continuance

So keeping the family together for the sake of how it looks on paper doesn't absolve the continuance of the trauma.

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Examples

  • We asked for a continuance.

    Dragnet (1954)

  • We're lucky the DA got a continuance.

    Everything We Loved (2014)

  • Did you file the motion of continuance?

    Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

  • The duration of sound has to do with its continuance in time.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Well, I'm sure the judge will give you a continuance considering the circumstances.

    Drive-In Massacre (1976)

  • There was much debate before the council voted to support the continuance of the existing black plastic bag system.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Children were valued for both their contribution to survival and for their implied continuance of society.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Your Honor, the defense requests a continuance at this time so we can examine the prosecution's new forensic evidence.

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)

  • The NMAI's special responsibility to contribute to the continuance of Native communities led to innovations in the museum's programming.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The lawyer requested a continuance to gather more evidence for the case.

Synonyms

duration
vscontinuance
104 2.8

How long something lasts

is the wider notion of ongoing state or act, not only length
continuation
vscontinuance
56 3.6

An act of something keeping going without stopping

is the broader state or period of lasting rather than the active process
continuity
vscontinuance
52 4.7

A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes

is the general idea of duration or act rather than consistent sameness
persistence
vscontinuance
52 4.1

Continuing to try despite problems or opposition

is the general state or period of lasting without implying effort or resistance
continuancy
vscontinuance
8.9

The fact of lasting without stopping

is the idea of an act or period of lasting, not only the unbroken state
continuousness
vscontinuance
6.7

A state when something goes on without stopping

is the general ongoing duration without stressing the lack of interruptions

Antonyms

cessation
29 7.2

The end of something that is happening

discontinuance
1 7.2

To stop something so it does not continue, sometimes for a short time or for good

How Long

permanence
15 5.5
long time
∞ 1.0
continuance
30 5.7
period
∞ 2.1
short-term
225 3.3
moment
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

continuance singular
continuances plural

Morphology

continuance = continue (transparent) = continue + ance

The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'continue' with the suffix '-ance', and the meaning 'state or act of continuing' is straightforward.

Etymology

Continuance comes from the same root as continue and continuous, which comes from a Latin idea meaning 'to keep going'. So continuance is easy to remember as the 'ongoing' or lasting state of something.