# continue (action)

persist while doing something through time

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: verb  ·  Arena: continue

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [repeats](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-repeats.action), [doing](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-doing.activity), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** When persistence through time combines with repeating an action, the action continues.

**Novel properties:**
- ongoing action
- temporal continuity of doing
- uninterrupted process

## Examples
- The Voyager 1 probe continues transmitting data across 24 billion kilometers of space, 46 years after launch. *(space exploration)*
- The Pacific Plate continues moving northwest at 8 cm per year, shifting cities toward subduction zones. *(geophysics)*
- The Internet Archive continues copying publicly accessible web pages every few weeks since 1996. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [momentum](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-momentum.retained) (L16)
- [siege](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-siege.system) (L12)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-continue.action.json*  
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