carries over
Continues into next
Carries over means to transfer or persist from one context, period, or situation to another.
Skills from one job carry over to the next.
A balance carries over to the following month.
Habits from childhood carry over into adulthood.
The phrase suggests continuity across a boundary—what existed before remains relevant after.
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- muscle memoryAutomatic physical skill retention
- extensionAdded part or duration
- spilloverExcess that escapes
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