keep going

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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Higher prices mean many big-cap oil and gas stocks keep going higher. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 But if the test flights in Albuquerque keep going well, airline passengers could someday soon look out airport windows to see roboplanes taking to the skies, with no one looking back. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 And yet, Linus keeps going back, seemingly unconcerned with what others think. — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 This Halloween weekend, the festivities will keep going strong for Monáe. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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