keep the ball rolling

idiom

informal

: to cause an activity or process to continue

I've started the preparations for the party, but it's up to you to keep the ball rolling.

Examples of keep the ball rolling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Wednesday, nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards will be announced to keep the ball rolling. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024

Eight of Wands: Your hard work is paying off in the month of July and you are being asked to keep the ball rolling in the right direction! —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2022

Herbert and the Chargers look to keep the ball rolling next week against the Raiders on Monday Night Football. —oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021

William, 39, visited Dulwich Hamlets club in southeast London on Thursday afternoon, joining forces with podcaster and former soccer star Peter Crouch to keep the ball rolling on a new initiative. —Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021

Other Arizona sports teams have since jumped in to keep the ball rolling, with the Coyotes hosting the couple's third date at their game Wednesday and the Cardinals volunteering to host another. —Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2021