n.
1.the act of continuing an activity without interruption
2.a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
3.a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
4.the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Idiom of the Day
little frog in a big pond
an unimportant person in a large group or organization
The manager transferred to the head office but now he is a little frog in a big pond and nobody knows him.