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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The weirdness was the awareness that time and life just keep going.
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Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
If that’s too easy at your current weight, increase the weight (or, in the case of bodyweight exercises like push-ups, keep going).
—Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Encouragement from classmates, family and friends pushed him to keep going in those early years.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The next part gave him a bit of pause, but Cohen urged him to keep going.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
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Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
If that’s too easy at your current weight, increase the weight (or, in the case of bodyweight exercises like push-ups, keep going).
—Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Encouragement from classmates, family and friends pushed him to keep going in those early years.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The next part gave him a bit of pause, but Cohen urged him to keep going.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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