Continue and Defer

Continue

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

Defer and continue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defer" instead a verb "Continue".

Defer

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

Continue and defer are semantically related. (North American) Sometimes you can use "Continue" instead a verb "Defer".

Common collocations

work continue work defer work
time continue time defer time
way continue way defer way
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