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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New engagement options during flight Unlike most traditional interceptors that keep going toward a target once launched, IonStrike can change course during flight. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 Without the Portuguese midfielder holding things together last season, Guardiola may not have found the energy necessary to keep going for another year. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Now, was Colbert truly canned in July 2025 because The Late Show cost too much to keep going in the decline late night genre? Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 May 2026 The Office lost Steve Carell after season seven and kept going for two more, sustained by an ensemble that had been steadily doing the heavy lifting all along. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 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 29 May. 2026.

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