continuance

About 1.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The action of continuing.
2. noun The period during which something continues or goes on; duration.
3. noun An order issued by a court granting a postponement of a legal proceeding for a set period.

Similar words

continuation duration continuing continuity perpetuation permanence persistence continuous prorogation survival

Often followed by

of in and or is to as for on

Word family

continuances