Virtual Realidad

“Continually” means that something happens regularly or repeatedly—but with pauses or breaks in between:

The player continually crumbles under pressure. (The player regularly crumbles under pressure.)

My dad continually tells me to move out of the house. (My dad regularly tells me to move out of the house.)

I moved away from Seattle because it rains there continually. (It rains frequently in Seattle, but it doesn’t rain every single minute of every single day.)

“Continuously” means that something is repeated nonstop, i.e., without any pauses or breaks:

During the thunderstorm, rain fell continuously for six hours, causing massive flooding. (The rain fell nonstop for six hours.) ⛈

When she’s angry, Jane plays her violin continuously until the strings snap. (Jane plays the violin nonstop until the strings snap.) 🎻

Cat GIFs loop continuously. (Cat GIFs loop nonstop. Forever. 🔂)

Jake listened to his favorite song continuously from 6 PM to midnight. (Jake listened to his favorite song nonstop for six hours.)

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