continuation
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
the act of starting again or keeping something going without stopping.
the act or state of continuing an activity or process without interruption or after a brief pause.
Simple“The continuation of the strike caused many problems for commuters.”
In context“The board of directors voted for the continuation of the current policy, despite significant pressure from shareholders to pivot toward a more aggressive strategy.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
a part that is added to something to make it longer or to finish it.
something that extends, supplements, or carries on a previous part or series.
Simple“You can read the continuation of this story on page ten.”
In context“The second volume serves as a direct continuation of the first, picking up the narrative exactly where the previous chapter concluded.”
Synonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
a saved record of what a computer program is doing at a specific moment so it can be restarted later.
a data structure representing the execution state of a program at a specific point, allowing the control flow to be resumed later.
Simple“The programmer used a continuation to handle the result of the web request.”
In context“By capturing the current continuation, the language runtime can suspend the execution of a coroutine and resume it once the I/O operation completes.”
UsageOften used in the context of functional programming and asynchronous operations.
Synonyms - 04 C1 Advanced
a shot in basketball that counts even if a foul happened while the player was moving to shoot.
a successful shot made with a single continuous motion beginning before a foul, which is ruled valid under specific league regulations.
Simple“The referee ruled it was a continuation, so the basket counted.”
In context“The veteran player expertly drew the contact while already in his shooting motion, earning a continuation and a chance for a three-point play.”
“Iranian officials and state media have largely dismissed the campaign as a continuation of previous US economic measures, which they argue followed Washington's military failure in the recent conflict.”
“This, however, looked like the worrying continuation of a pattern of defeat and despair.”
From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.