Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: the heavy snow continued throughout the night
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It first appears at the start, when "Neo Simon" gives Simon the choice between taking a red or blue pill, to either stop or continue the video, respectively.
Source: Web Video / miniminter -
In a much later episode, Len says such a phrase again while he's fighting Mikihisa, Yoh's father, in a match to prove his worth and determine whether he will stop or continue searching for the grains of rice scattered across the desert by him.
Source: This Cannot Be! - Finally, tack on the exhausting 8-stage Wily castle where none of your progress is saved if you need to stop and continue later and you get why this game has a huge reputation for being extremely hard.
Source: Nintendo Hard / Platform Games
Cite this Source
Stop and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stop
Continue & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stop>.
Stop or Continue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stop.
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