Continue and Passes

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

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Passes is an antonym for continue.

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Continue is an antonym for passes in topics: cease, go by.

After Ivan gets married, she passes on the chore to him, if he wants to continue the tradition.

Source: Due to the Dead
Passing the Torch: Gouken knows he won't live forever, and entrusts Ken and Ryu to continue the legacy of A0nsatsuken once he passes.

Source: Characters / Street Fighter IV
It will continue to do this for some time until it can't find any more enemies, the player lets off the trigger, or a certain amount of time passes.

Source: Video Game / Terraria

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