Business Continuity Planning

noun the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time

adjective continuing without interruption

• The continuity of the research project was maintained throughout the entire study.
• We need to make sure there's continuity in our plans for the event.
• Let's keep the continuity going with our music playlist.
• The continuity of her thoughts was like a flowing river, never interrupted.

noun a period of time when a system or machine is not working or unavailable for use

• The company experienced significant downtime due to a server malfunction.
• My phone has been acting up lately, causing a lot of downtime.
• I can't believe we have to deal with this downtime right before the big presentation.
• After a busy week, I like to have some downtime to relax and recharge.

noun the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g., see with one's eyes), redundancy is usually considered a fault of style

adjective characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas

• The company implemented a new system to eliminate redundancy in their processes.
• We don't need two people doing the same job, it's just redundant.
• Having two people on the project is totally extra, it's pure redundancy.
• His constant need for reassurance is a form of emotional redundancy in our relationship.

noun a report that details the events and actions taken following a specific incident or situation, typically used for analysis and improvement

• The military conducted an after-action report to analyze the outcomes of the recent operation.
• They had a meeting to go over the after-action report from the project.
• We gotta review the after-action report before the boss sees it.
• She treated their breakup as an after-action report, reflecting on what went wrong.