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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After returning the girl to her mother, the bass player kept going — reminiscing about leaving Idaho for Hollywood in 1977, talking about his dreams of writing songs and books, and urging the crowd never to give up on its own aspirations. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Cyber risks posed by AI mean CrowdStrike should keep going higher . Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Her advice to the next generation is to keep going until the work that began as a passion becomes the work people are willing to pay for. Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The driver of the Charger kept going after the passengers jumped out, driving until officers used a precision immobilization technique to force the vehicle to stop near the interchange of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25, according to an affidavit. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 18 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 21 Aug. 2026.

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