When an AI answer stops halfway, do not keep hitting regenerate: interruptions fall into three kinds — network, quota, and output length — and each needs a different fix. Identify the kind first, then act.
First, identify the kind of interruption
A network interruption shows up as a spinning page or a connection-failed message, and the conversation is still there after a refresh. A quota interruption usually carries an explicit message, such as “limit reached” or “try again later,” and only a different model or waiting helps. An over-long output simply stops mid-sentence with no error, mostly because a single response hit its length limit.
The matching fixes
For network problems, check your local network and browser, and try a different network or browser instead of refreshing the same stuck page repeatedly. For quota problems, check the remaining quota and reset time; free users hit the ceiling most easily at peak hours, so off-peak use or a quota upgrade beats repeated retries. For over-long outputs, go in sections: just say “continue,” or ask for an outline first and then expand one section at a time, which greatly lowers the chance of another cut-off.
One more trick: rephrase the question
If the same question keeps breaking at the same point, the content may be hitting a length or safety limit. Split the question smaller, drop unnecessary background, or ask for a more compact format first, like a table or a list, which often gets around it. Save the part already produced, then ask it to continue from the break point; that saves more time than regenerating from scratch.
How to ask it to continue from the break
You can say directly: “continue from where it stopped, without repeating what is already written.” If it still breaks after continuing, a single response has genuinely hit its limit, so switch to one section at a time, confirming each section before moving to the next. Asking for long content in several rounds is steadier than asking for the whole text at once, and it makes it easier to spot which section went wrong.
