segueing

Moving without stopping

Segueing is moving smoothly from one thing to another without interruption.

The word comes from music, where a segue is a transition between pieces without pause.

Now it applies to any seamless shift—in conversation, topics, or activities: She was segueing from small talk to business, The movie keeps segueing between past and present.

musical

modulating

Varying systematically over time

mixing · blending · fading · dissolving · morphing · interpolating · DJ · turntable · remix · mashup

continuity

flowing

Moving continuously onward

proceeding · continuing · carrying on · moving along · rolling · coursing · running · threading · weaving · stringing

bridging

transitioning

Passing from one state another

shifting · moving · pivoting · flowing · gliding · sliding · passing · crossing · transferring · carrying

Opposites
transitional smoothness

segueinglurching

Moving unsteadily, abruptly

jarring · jolting · veering · swerving · jerking

continuity vs. interruption

segueingstopping

Ceasing to continue

halting · breaking off · interrupting · discontinuing · ceasing

Family

segue, segues, segued, seguing

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