continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance kən-ˈtin-yü-ən(t)s 
1
: continuation
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: the quality of enduring : permanence
4
: an adjournment of a court case to a future day
Synonyms
- date
- duration
- life
- life span
- lifetime
- run
- standing
- time
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Example Sentences
No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease. The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.
Recent Examples on the Web Thine eyes did see my substance yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 
Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2022 But in practice, Miri did nothing but ruminate, despair and resent the world’s blithe continuance. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 The trial date and an Oct. 6 hearing were set after a motion for continuance was filed by Vann’s attorney, Charles Friday of Texarkana, Texas, according to court documents. Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2022 According to a motion filed Sunday, Public Defender Gordon Weekes asked for a continuance for the sentencing trial to begin around Aug. 22. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2022 But even without everything the tribes asked for, the newest provisions and continuance of earlier ones were welcome news. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 Owners of the first property discussed, located in the 300 block of West U.S. 30 in Valparaiso, requested and received a continuance to Sept. 8 after promising to clean up the property and secure the structures so wild animals cannot enter. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2022 The board agreed to the continuance after suspending Stern’s license. Kate Farrish, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2022 The motion said that Connolly had no objection to a continuance being granted. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 2 June 2022 See More
Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2022 But in practice, Miri did nothing but ruminate, despair and resent the world’s blithe continuance. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 The trial date and an Oct. 6 hearing were set after a motion for continuance was filed by Vann’s attorney, Charles Friday of Texarkana, Texas, according to court documents. Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2022 According to a motion filed Sunday, Public Defender Gordon Weekes asked for a continuance for the sentencing trial to begin around Aug. 22. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2022 But even without everything the tribes asked for, the newest provisions and continuance of earlier ones were welcome news. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 Owners of the first property discussed, located in the 300 block of West U.S. 30 in Valparaiso, requested and received a continuance to Sept. 8 after promising to clean up the property and secure the structures so wild animals cannot enter. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2022 The board agreed to the continuance after suspending Stern’s license. Kate Farrish, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2022 The motion said that Connolly had no objection to a continuance being granted. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 2 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from continuer "to persist, continue" + -ance -ance
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance kən-ˈtin-yə-wəns
: the act of going on or lasting for a long time
the long continuance of peace
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
discontinuances
noun
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity the possible discontinuance of one of the town's big holiday traditions Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cessations
- halts
- endings
- closures
- discontinuations
- shutdowns
- ends
- terminations
- conclusions
- stoppages
- closes
- arrests
- ceases
- stops
- shutoffs
- expirations
- lapses
- offsets
- closedowns
- finishes
- cutoffs
- stays
- arrestments
- suspensions
- surceases
- interruptions
- checks
- phaseouts
- pauses
- layoffs
- mop-ups
- moratoriums
- standstills
- abeyances
- moratoria
- breaks
- letups
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- continuances
- continuations
- prolongations
- extensions
- persistences