continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈtin-yü-ən(t)s 
1
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: the quality of enduring : permanence
4
: an adjournment of a court case to a future day
Examples of continuance in a Sentence
No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease.
The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.
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Earlier Wednesday, Cohen had asked for a two-month continuance on the case due to staffing and budgetary shortfalls.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Under McKinley, the U.S. not only refrained from the vicious China land grab but employed its growing diplomatic influence to discourage its continuance and to deprecate the 19th-century imperialist credo.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
In the killings of the deputies, Fielder waived his right to a speedy trial and numerous continuances have delayed the trial until this year.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Thus, what the crowd witnessed onstage at The Ryman was nothing short of the continuance of a song and style with history that will outlive its players.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Under McKinley, the U.S. not only refrained from the vicious China land grab but employed its growing diplomatic influence to discourage its continuance and to deprecate the 19th-century imperialist credo.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
In the killings of the deputies, Fielder waived his right to a speedy trial and numerous continuances have delayed the trial until this year.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Thus, what the crowd witnessed onstage at The Ryman was nothing short of the continuance of a song and style with history that will outlive its players.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for continuance
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“Continuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuance. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈtin-yə-wən(t)s
1
: the act of continuing
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: postponement of a case in a law court
Legal Definition
continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈti-nyə-wəns
: the postponement of the court proceedings in a case to a future day
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