continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈtin-yü-ən(t)s 
1
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: the quality of enduring : permanence
4
: an adjournment of a court case to a future day
Examples of continuance in a Sentence
No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease.
The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.
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Due to this last-minute withdrawal, the court granted continuance to allow James to hire new legal counsel and allow the new attorneys time to review the case.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Seemingly shaken from witnessing the three arrests, the woman broke down crying in the waiting room after her hearing, at which the judge granted a continuance of her case.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Worthy's lawyers had made a motion for a continuance that Judge Ryan Larson of the 395th District Court granted.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The postponement comes after McIntire’s attorneys filed a motion for continuance on June 27, asking the court for more time to complete discovery and prepare.
—Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Seemingly shaken from witnessing the three arrests, the woman broke down crying in the waiting room after her hearing, at which the judge granted a continuance of her case.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Worthy's lawyers had made a motion for a continuance that Judge Ryan Larson of the 395th District Court granted.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The postponement comes after McIntire’s attorneys filed a motion for continuance on June 27, asking the court for more time to complete discovery and prepare.
—Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for continuance
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“Continuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuance. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈtin-yə-wən(t)s
1
: the act of continuing
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: postponement of a case in a law court
Legal Definition
continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈti-nyə-wəns
: the postponement of the court proceedings in a case to a future day
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