Continued and Delayed

Continued

Continued adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.

Delayed and continued are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delayed" instead the word "Continued" as an adjective or a verb.

Delayed

Delayed adjective - Not as far along as normal in development.

Continued and delayed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Continued" instead the word "Delayed" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: delay, delaying, delayer

Both words in one sentence

  • He was delayed by the Spartans at the mountain pass of Thermopylae and by the Athenian fleet at Artemisium, however Xerxes continued to march on until he arrived at Athens.
  • Literature / The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Continued in The Moon of Gomrath (1963), with a long-delayed conclusion, of sorts, to the trilogy in Boneland (2013).
  • Music / Delta Goodrem Continued with her song called "Knocked Out" which has such lines as: "There's always something in the way if you let it stop you" and most Delta fans are used to SOMETHING going wrong and delayed her plans by months if not years!
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