uninterrupted in time; without cessation

continuous coughing during the concert.

being in immediate connection or spatial relationship

a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.

Grammar . progressive ( def. 7 ) .

adjective

ceasing , completed , discontinuous , ending , finished , halting , intermittent , interrupted , sporadic , stopping , inconstant , occasional

adjective

connected , consecutive , continued , day and night , endless , everlasting , extended , for ever and ever , interminable , looped , no end of , no end to , on a treadmill , perpetual , prolonged , regular , repeated , stable , steady , timeless , unbroken , unceasing , undivided , unfaltering , uninterruptednotes:continually means \'repeatedly , with breaks in between\' and continuously means \'without interruption , in an unbroken stream\'; continual typically refers to time while continuous can refer to space as well as time , around-the-clock , ceaseless , constant , eternal , incessant , nonstop , ongoing , persistent , relentless , round-the-clock , unending , unfailing , uninterrupted , unremitting , continual , pitiless , running