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It was raining continuously vs It was continuously raining

Both phrases are correct. They convey the same meaning, but the placement of the adverb 'continuously' differs. The choice between the two depends on your personal preference or the flow of the surrounding text.
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Last updated: September 12, 2024 • 19824 views

It was raining continuously

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where rain falls without stopping for a period of time.

Examples:

  • It was raining continuously for hours.
  • The garden was flooded as it was raining continuously all night.
  • Despite the fact that it was raining continuously, they managed to finish the marathon.
  • The roof started leaking because it was raining continuously for days.
  • The road became slippery as it was raining continuously.
  • Feb 18, 2018 ... We got there early, and it was raining continuously. It was one of those days where the clouds and rain just settle in and don't let up. I ...
  • I went to Syria on a morning when it was raining continuously in February, to watch the civil war. The war that will just begin and cause one of the biggest ...
  • Oct 17, 2024 ... I was waiting anxiously outside the airport for the bus to show up since it was raining continuously. I had also mistakenly downloaded the ...
  • Nov 10, 2017 ... It was monsoon. It was raining continuously for 3-4 days. In that weather when normal people prefer to stay indoors and sleep in weekend, ...
  • Aug 23, 2018 ... I've used the console exactly once because at one stage when Geralt was pursuing leads in Novigrad it was raining continuously (over many ...
  • Oct 15, 2019 ... We had initially planned to ride to Pos Kemar but that has changed when it was raining continuously for the last 14 days and the weather ...
  • Jan 19, 2016 ... Today I set them on the most sensitive setting as it was raining continuously but not heavily. The pattern was 3 wipes with about 5-10 ...
  • Jan 28, 2021 ... The rain here is extremely heavy, and even when I visited, at the end of a monsoon season more than a decade ago, it was raining continuously.
  • Jul 13, 2022 ... It was raining continuously for five hour. The streets, roads and other place got flooded very soon. The traffics came to a halt as there ...
  • Come the morning it was raining continuously and clouds were very low to the east and northeast, while it looked OK over Badjelánnda.

Alternatives:

  • It was continuously raining
  • It was raining non-stop
  • It was raining incessantly
  • It was raining without a break
  • It was raining uninterruptedly

It was continuously raining

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to describe a situation where rain falls without stopping for a period of time.

Examples:

  • It was continuously raining for hours.
  • The fields were flooded as it was continuously raining all night.
  • Despite the fact that it was continuously raining, they managed to finish the marathon.
  • The roof started leaking because it was continuously raining for days.
  • The road became slippery as it was continuously raining.
  • May 19, 2023 ... It's not like I was in a region where it was continuously raining or something. And usually, I find supplies I might need close by to ...
  • It was continuously raining from fajr. I just love rain so very much. I wish Sani was here then we could have wet ourselves which we always used to do. But ...
  • NY Skyline in the night. This shot is closer to me as i had to wait 3 hours for the sun to go down while it was continuously raining and windy too.
  • Nov 17, 2018 ... The entire Tetons were covered with thick fog and it was continuously raining throughout the day. Hence, we couldn't see the Tetons and ...
  • With a few locations in mind, he was a little bummed out that the weather had a different train of thought as it was continuously raining all day.
  • Our thought was to wait for sometime but it was continuously raining. We left in that heavy rain with our backpacks and jackets. It was nearly 140km of ...
  • Dec 17, 2017 ... It was continuously raining. It was almost 8:30 am when we started our trekking. There were two paths, one going uphill and another going ...
  • Nov 25, 2019 ... Customer: by the way, before I blew the drain, I also noticed when it was continuously raining, water is dripping from the light on top of ...
  • Jul 29, 2020 ... On our 2-day trip to the South Savo region in Finland, it was continuously raining. I read about this Spa on a tourist brochure and decided ...

Alternatives:

  • It was raining continuously
  • It was raining non-stop
  • It was raining incessantly
  • It was raining without a break
  • It was raining uninterruptedly

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