continually

adverb

con·tin·u·al·ly kən-ˈtin-yü-ə-lē

-yə-lē

Synonyms of continually next

: in a continual manner : without stopping or interruption

a security system that runs continually

We had endured a series of dark, gloomy, winter days, during which the sun had been continually hidden behind dense, rain clouds.—

George Thatcher

… I was too thoroughly swept away by this richly imagined and continually surprising novel to be concerned with cute comparisons.—

Edan Lepucki

They bickered continually, ignoring me as I worked around them.—

Paula Fox

: in a constantly repeated manner : over and over

being interrupted continually

She would write. I would read and edit, and sometimes shift the wordings, or change phrases or delete things. We would continually refine what was written.—

Herbie Hancock

Examples of continually in a Sentence

grew up in a time when children were continually being told to mind their manners the computer program continually updates the file with new information

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Unlike the polio or smallpox vaccine, which could be administered once for lifelong protection, the influenza vaccine needed to be continually updated to be effective against an ever-changing virus. —

Alexandra M. Lord, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025 She has continually been listed on the group’s debt ledger since the end of 2023, when the group owed her nearly $30,000. —

Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 City water quality is within health safety standards and the city is working to continually lower mineral levels (iron, manganese), Mareck said. —

Chuck Rupnow, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 True competence comes from continually learning and honing skills, not from positive evaluations from others. —

Allie Volpe, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for continually