keep going
phrasal verb
kept going; keeping going; keeps going
1
: to continue moving forward
He walked right past me and just kept going.
2
: to continue doing something
I was ready to give up on the search, but they convinced me to keep going.
Examples of keep going in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Somehow life keeps going again and again, even in the worst chaos.
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Dina Gachman Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 25 May 2024
So [the awareness] is very widespread, but at the same time, meat consumption keeps going up.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Until the game just kept going past the initial eight minutes of stoppage time added.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
But consumers cannot afford to ignore how the cost of borrowing on a credit card keeps going up, either.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
The throw from catcher Christian Bethancourt sailed into center field, and McKinstry kept going, but he was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
The Marlins evened the score in the fifth.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Rios supported her, guided her and motivated her to keep going.
—Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
The bomb kept going until the second day in the morning.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
He’s lost his family and his purpose and sees no reason to keep going.
—Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024
Dina Gachman Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 25 May 2024
So [the awareness] is very widespread, but at the same time, meat consumption keeps going up.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Until the game just kept going past the initial eight minutes of stoppage time added.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
But consumers cannot afford to ignore how the cost of borrowing on a credit card keeps going up, either.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
The throw from catcher Christian Bethancourt sailed into center field, and McKinstry kept going, but he was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
The Marlins evened the score in the fifth.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Rios supported her, guided her and motivated her to keep going.
—Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
The bomb kept going until the second day in the morning.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
He’s lost his family and his purpose and sees no reason to keep going.
—Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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“Keep going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20going. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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