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has been continued vs has been continuing

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Has been continued' is used when referring to something that was stopped and then started again, while 'has been continuing' is used when referring to an ongoing action that has not stopped.

Last updated: April 01, 2024

has been continued

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to something that was stopped and then started again.

This phrase is used to indicate that an action or process was halted at some point in the past and then resumed.

Examples:

  • The construction work has been continued after the rain stopped.
  • The meeting has been continued to next week due to scheduling conflicts.
  • Analysis of the implications of the move to Stage Three in the field of payment systems was begun under the aegis of the Committee of Governors in 1992 and has been continued by the EMI.
  • In the United Kingdom considerable credit could well be paid to the former Conservative government for effecting just that, a policy which has been continued by the current Labour government.
  • And the same separation has been continued in all the months since then.
  • It was an imaginative proposal by the last government, which has been continued by the present one.
  • H. Gałuszkowa has been continued by the Bee Research Department at the Agricultural University of Kraków.
  • A LDC is granted if it can be proven that activity on the land has been continued without enforcement action having been taken against the operator for more than a set period of time.
  • I am delighted that the process has been continued, that we are negotiating with Turkey, that some changes have indeed been made in that country.
  • This dialogue has been continued by the Vice-President, who comes every year to speak with non-governmental organisations and to inform them of the progress being made by the Government in this field.
  • To curb credit growth, high reserve requirements have been maintained, vigilant financial supervision has been continued and the compulsory reserve base has been extended; however, the direct impact has been limited.
  • The AOC of this carrier has been continued without any geographical limitation whilst evidence was obtained that the operator does not comply with Cambodian Civil Aviation Regulations and does not meet ICAO requirements.
  • Is delighted that the process of harmonising reporting procedures has been continued and that further steps have been taken towards achieving fully comparable statistics between EU Member States;
  • As the General Court confirmed in its ruling in Case T-421/07 [38], all measures under investigation have been part of the proceedings since the 1999 Opening decision, which has been continued by the 2007 Extension decision.
  • Centrifugal-casting production has been continued in the context of the insolvency proceedings and it is intended that the receiver, with the consent of the committee of creditors, will sell it to a new investor through an asset deal.
  • In Cyprus there has been ethnic cleansing, and it has been going on continuously: it was carried out by force of arms in 1974 and has been continued in a less violent manner ever since.

Alternatives:

  • has been resumed
  • has been restarted
  • has been picked up again
  • has been reinitiated

has been continuing

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to an ongoing action that has not stopped.

This phrase is used to indicate that an action or process has been ongoing without interruption.

Examples:

  • The project has been continuing for several months.
  • She has been continuing her studies while working full-time.
  • Someone has been continuing his work since he died.
  • Following Parliament's response to the communication, a dialogue has been continuing between the Commission and myself.
  • Dialogue between the European Union and China has been continuing this week.
  • After the events at ELAS, there has been continuing outrage and demand from the policyholders for explanation and redress.
  • The problem until now is that work has been continuing in the building.
  • In the meantime the EMI has been continuing to work on the development of the technical infrastructure to enable the system to be operational as from 1 January 1999.
  • We have kept a careful eye on developments in Guinea-Bissau and deplore the fact that internal military conflict has been continuing for the last month and, indeed, as in recent days, increased in violence and intensity.
  • Mr President, Commissioner, the closing of the Halki School in Turkey is just one more stage in a process that has been continuing for years.
  • Furthermore the Commission confirms that humanitarian aid routed through ECHO has been continuing since 1993, as has food aid.
  • I suggest that this week, as a matter of urgency, Commissioner Nielson be called to this House to explain the delay by the European Union in responding to a drought that has been continuing for the past three years.
  • In the last few days the German Presidency has been continuing to do its utmost to bring about the conclusion of a new agreement on the transfer of passenger name records.
  • With its White Paper of July 2007 and the study it published in November 2009, the Commission has been continuing its discussions on and examination of this issue, which is vitally important for the future of the European model of sport.
  • In 1993 world catches of tuna, including all species, reached 3.2 million t, a trend which has been continuing upwards with catches exceeding 4 million t in 2000 (an increase of 27%).
  • Yes, Mr Schulz, the crisis of confidence between the citizens and the European institutions has been continuing to widen and deepen since the great liberal watershed of the single market and of the Maastricht Treaty.
  • Is the Council aware that, following the dismantling of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip in 2005, the expansion of Israeli settlements on the West Bank of the Jordan, which has been occupied since 1967, has been continuing?
  • These measures are proving inadequate in the face of a cormorant population which has been continuing to grow exponentially for more than 20 years and which is consequently increasing the scale of the damage.
  • The wrangling which has been continuing for decades over the use of the Vattaja area, in Lohtaja, Ostrobothnia, on Finland's Baltic coast, is moving towards a curious outcome.
  • Mr President, the Commission is as concerned as honourable Members about the tragic and dramatic civil war which has been continuing for the past 17 years, a civil war which seriously affects the whole population of Sri Lanka.
  • "Sakurai-sensei has been continuing Kururugi-san's English lessons in private."

Alternatives:

  • has been ongoing
  • has been persisting
  • has been carrying on
  • has been enduring

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