continuers

People who proceed

Continuers is the plural of continuer—someone or something that continues.

The word appears most often in linguistics, where continuers are brief utterances that signal active listening without taking a turn: uh-huh, yeah, mm-hmm.

These keep conversation flowing by encouraging the speaker to go on.

backchanneling

uh-huh

Informal vocal agreement

right · sure · indeed · acknowledgment · affirmation · turn-taking · feedback · encouragement · mirroring · smiling

persistence

perseverance

Sustained resolve despite obstacles

determination · grit · fortitude · endurance · steadfastness · toughness · persistence · longevity · survival · durability

Opposites
persistence vs. abandonment

continuersquitters

People who stop persisting

abandoners · deserters · dropouts · surrenderers · defectors

temporal role in a process

continuersinitiators

Those who launch actions

originators · founders · starters · beginners · pioneers

Phrases
Family

continue, continued, continues, discontinue, discontinued, discontinues

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G