continuance
Keeping on going
Continuance is the act or state of continuing—duration or persistence over time: the continuance of hostilities, the continuance of a tradition.
In legal contexts, a continuance is a postponement of court proceedings to a later date: The judge granted a continuance to allow the defense more time to prepare.
Temporary suspension of proceedings
- postponementDelaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- stayRemain in position
- motionChange in position
hearing · trial · proceeding · court · litigation · docket · recess · delay
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
endurance · fortitude · grit · constancy · doggedness · resolve · staying power · dedication
Continuing despite difficulty
- perpetuationMaking something endure
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- sustainmentContinued support or maintenance
- spanDistance between endpoints
length · period · term · stretch · extent · time frame · interim · interval
Following in order
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- furtheranceAct of advancing something
- proceedingAct of going forward
development · unfolding · follow-through · resumption · renewal · carryover · sequel · next step
Unchanging faithfulness over time
- steadinessState of being constant
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- unchangingnessState of remaining constant
equilibrium · regularity · reliability · invariability · durability · immutability · sameness · uniformity
adjournment
Temporary suspension of proceedings
- postponementDelaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- stayRemain in position
motion · hearing · trial · proceeding · court · litigation · docket · recess · delay · suspension
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- determinationFirmness of purpose
resilience · endurance · fortitude · grit · constancy · doggedness · resolve · staying power · dedication · commitment
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- perpetuationMaking something endure
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- sustainmentContinued support or maintenance
span · length · period · term · stretch · extent · time frame · interim · interval · course
succession
Following in order
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- furtheranceAct of advancing something
proceeding · development · unfolding · follow-through · resumption · renewal · carryover · sequel · next step · extension
constancy
Unchanging faithfulness over time
- steadinessState of being constant
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
unchangingness · equilibrium · regularity · reliability · invariability · durability · immutability · sameness · uniformity · dependability
- criminal trialarraignment, defense attorney, courtroom, criminal trial, prosecutor
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court actionsadjudication, sentencing hearing, arraignment, plea hearing, bail setting
- court proceedingstrial, arraignment, verdict, hearing, testimony
continuancetermination
Act of ending something
cessation · end · ending · discontinuance · stop
continuanceinterruption
Break in continuity
suspension · discontinuity · arrest · break · abeyance
continuancedismissal
Removal from position
adjudication · resolution · judgment · ruling · verdict