# continually

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-TIN-yoo-uh-lee" /kənˈtɪnjuəli/

## Adverb

1. In a pattern of regular or repeated occurrence; happening again and again, very often.
   - Simple: Again and again, very often over a period of time.
   - _Commuters continually complain about delays on the morning trains._
   - _The software continually prompts users to update, sometimes several times a day._
2. In a continuous manner, without stopping or interruption at any point.
   - Simple: Without stopping at all, going on the whole time.
   - _The generators ran continually during the blackout, never once shutting down._
   - _Sensors monitor the bridge continually, streaming data to engineers around the clock._

## Origin

Formed from "continual" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/continually (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).