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continuado

continuous

adjective kohn-tee-noo-AH-doh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

ongoing

Usage Note

Continuado suggests something sustained without interruption, often in scheduling contexts (horario continuado = a working day without a long lunch break, common in modern Spanish offices). It differs slightly from continuo, which stresses the unbroken quality; continuado emphasises the maintained or extended nature of the activity.

Examples

"El museo tiene horario continuado."

Natural Translation

The museum has continuous opening hours.

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