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.

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Christopher Gayton was just outside his South Jamaica home when a driver zipping east on Linden Blvd. slammed into him near 166th St. at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday and kept going, cops said. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025 Whether someone is leading a team or doing deep personal work, resiliency gives them the foundation to stay engaged and keep going. Kelly Stine, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 The Virginia man was walking or standing in the Westside Plaza parking lot April 25 when someone plowed into him and kept going, according to the Marietta Police Department. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 And how he’s changed his game probably three or four different times to keep going. Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keep going

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“Keep going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20going. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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