American English

How to pronounce continuously

adverbB2
knTIHNyoouhslee

/kʰn̩ˈtʰɪn.ju.əs.li/

5 syllables · Stress the second syllable.

Without stopping or without a break during a period of time.

What to listen for

The main stress is on the second syllable: “continuously” (/kʰn̩ˈtʰɪn.ju.əs.li/).

Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

adverb

Without stopping or without a break during a period of time.

The machine runs continuously all night.

The system continuously checks for errors.

Good to know

Continuously usually means “without stopping.” For repeated actions with breaks, English often uses continually.

Common phrases & grammar

run continuously · operate continuously · work continuously · continuously updated

subject + verb + continuously

continuously + verb

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