resuming
Picking up again
Resuming is taking something up again after an interruption.
Activities resume, conversations resume, work resumes: After the delay, we're resuming our regularly scheduled programming.
The word implies continuation rather than starting over—you pick up where you left off.
Continuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- carrying onMaintaining activity despite obstacles
- maintainingKeeping in condition
- sustainingMaintaining over time
prolonging · extending · picking up · proceeding · ongoing · uninterrupted · consistency · continuity
Cycle power intentionally
- restartCommence anew
- reinitializeRestore to original state
- reactivateRestore to working state
- relaunchBegin anew after pause
reopen · recommence · rekindle · reignite · kickstart · start again · fresh start · second wind
Gradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
- restorationReturning something to condition
renewal · bounceback · remission · mending · rebuilding · reclaiming · revival · rejuvenation
Recovery after decline
- reentryComing back in
- reappearanceComing back into view
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
reinstatement · rejoining · reengagement · getting back · going back · coming back · readjustment · reacclimation
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- carrying onMaintaining activity despite obstacles
- maintainingKeeping in condition
sustaining · prolonging · extending · picking up · proceeding · ongoing · uninterrupted · consistency · continuity · momentum
reboot
Cycle power intentionally
- restartCommence anew
- reinitializeRestore to original state
- reactivateRestore to working state
relaunch · reopen · recommence · rekindle · reignite · kickstart · start again · fresh start · second wind · back on track
recuperation
Gradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
restoration · renewal · bounceback · remission · mending · rebuilding · reclaiming · revival · rejuvenation
comeback
Recovery after decline
- reentryComing back in
- reappearanceComing back into view
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
reintegration · reinstatement · rejoining · reengagement · getting back · going back · coming back · readjustment · reacclimation · re-embrace
- motion changesacceleration, deceleration, speeding up, slowing down, speedup
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
- DVR functionsrecord, recording, pause, playback, rewind
- viewing habitswatching, binge-watching, channel surfing, viewing, marathon viewing
resumingstopping
Ceasing to continue
ceasing · halting · discontinuing · ending · terminating
resumingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
giving up · forsaking · relinquishing · dropping · scrapping
resumingstarting fresh
Beginning again from zero
starting over · restarting · starting from scratch · initiating · commencing
resume, resumed, resumption, resumes, resumptions, resumable