The phrase "an excuse to continue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a justification or rationale for persisting in a particular action or behavior.
Example: "He used the bad weather as an excuse to continue his vacation indoors instead of exploring the city."
Alternatives: "a reason to persist" or "a justification to carry on".
America, the devil, allows the violence in order to have an excuse to continue occupying Iraq.
African governments are using technological advances as an excuse to continue neglecting systemic problems in health, education, energy and other basic services, a prominent entrepreneur has claimed.
In the real world, "net-zero" gives polluters an excuse to continue with business as usual, claiming that future inventions will fix the problem.
So why are we trying to find an excuse to continue fighting if what we're fighting over right now may become immaterial in a year's time?
That gives the LDP an excuse to continue throwing accusations of sleaze at the DPJ.What is more, opposition parties have threatened to block implementation of the spring budget for the next fiscal year.
Inevitably, the fewer female choreographers who are awarded major commissions, the smaller becomes the pool of women with the requisite experience, which in its turn serves as an excuse to continue parcelling out the work to an inner circle of men.
The Allied talk of unconditional surrender provided a good excuse to continue the fight.
My ancestors believed him, but this was not reason enough to do away with Samhain – it was just a good excuse to continue the party until it was time to wet the head of baby Jesus eight weeks later.
U.S. President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser Susan Rice said in the White House statement that the United States was disappointed the detainees have not been freed yet but noted that their continued detention was no excuse to continue fighting.
In a press release on Thursday, PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat sharply criticized Israel's actions, arguing that "Israel is using Palestinian national unity, a step welcomed by the international community, as their excuse to continue the colonization of Palestine".
