1. The act of continuing an activity without interruption
   "The continuance of the trial was granted by the judge";
   - continuation
    
2. The period of time during which something continues
   "The continuance of the storm forced them to cancel the outdoor event";
   - duration
    
3. The property of enduring or continuing in time
   "The continuance of the eclipse was longer than expected";
   - duration
    
4. [US] (law) a postponement or adjournment of a court hearing or trial to a future date
   "The defence attorney requested a continuance to review new evidence"

Derived forms: continuances

Type of: activity, period, period of time, time, time period, time span

Antonym: discontinuance

Encyclopedia: Continuance