continuity · noun
Meanings and examples
The continued existence of something without a major interruption or disruptive change.
Keeping several experienced staff members helped preserve continuity while the organisation appointed a new director.
The school arranged regular meetings to ensure continuity between classroom teaching and support provided at home.
Readers valued the continuity of the series even as its setting and central characters gradually changed.
A clear handover can protect continuity of care when a patient moves between different services.
Forms
- continuity uncountable noun