duration
These verbs usually denote a durative or repetitive action.
Instantaneous actions take place at a point in time, while durative actions take place over a period of time.
The imperfect tense in some languages expresses durative action.
The act of dancing is inherently durative.
In Old English, the simple present expressed a range of aspects, including both habitual and durative situations.
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(it's) business as usualidiom
bash on
bubble away
carry (something) on
cease
cont.
echo
immortally
in the makingidiom
insist on doing something
isochronous
protract
protraction
push ahead
push on
run on
soldier
span
spin
stretch
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