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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Grahn says that the donation gave the team a ton of motivation to keep going. Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The total will keep going up as officials continue efforts to erase one of the artist’s latest murals from the walls of London’s Royal Courts of Justice last year. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 For Marcel, who has spent 15 years building his business, there is little choice but to keep going. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Those numbers don’t tell you about the patient who kept going back to the doctor because the cough wouldn’t quit. Matt Emma, USA Today, 7 Aug. 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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