to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

successively; one after another

continuously; continually; without a break

succession; continuation; series; sequence

continuation; sequel

continuation; succession; series

continuation; continuance; going on

continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story)

inheritance

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration