Definitions and Examples of continue, proceed, go
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To keep doing something without interruption or cessation.
Example
After a short break, we will continue with the meeting agenda.
To move forward or carry on with a plan, task, or journey.
Example
The flight will proceed as scheduled despite the bad weather conditions.
To move from one place to another; to undertake an action or activity.
Example
We can't go on vacation until we finish our work assignments.
Key Differences: continue vs proceed vs go
- 1Continue implies that an action or process is ongoing and uninterrupted.
- 2Proceed suggests moving forward with a plan or journey.
- 3Go refers to physically moving from one place to another or undertaking an action.
Effective Usage of continue, proceed, go
- 1Instructing: Use continue to instruct someone to keep doing something.
- 2Planning: Use proceed to indicate that a plan or journey is moving forward.
- 3Physical Movement: Use go to describe physical movement from one place to another.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of stop are continue, proceed, and go. Use continue to instruct someone to keep doing something, proceed to indicate that a plan or journey is moving forward, and go to describe physical movement from one place to another or undertaking an action.
