Break off and Continue

Break off

Break off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch

Continue is an antonym for break off in end activity topic.

Continue

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

Break off is an antonym for continue in topics: keep on, resume.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Anime / Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi She then asks that he never forgets her, and says goodbye to him but then immediately spins the motorcycle around, forcing Sasshi's sidecar to break off and continue rushing right into the tanks ahead of him.
  • Alternate Universe It's explained that all the worlds diverged from the Heart World (implied to be the actual shows' timeline) and are effected by changes there, but can break off and continue on their own in the event the change in the Heart World is so great said universe can no longer harbor the connection.
  • However, in an interesting twist, it is possible for a world to "break off" and continue on its own without any connection to the Heart World.
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