keep on

verb

kept on; keeping on; keeps on

1

informal : to continue happening, doing something, working, etc.

The rain kept on throughout the day.

He talked and talked. At one point I thought he would keep on all night.

She kept on talking after I told her to be quiet.

2

: to continue to have (someone) as an employee

The chef was kept on even after the restaurant was sold.

Examples of keep on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The biggest sale of the year might be over, but the hits just keep on coming. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Drill rappers hop on their beats; new gen stars keep on brushing up against them. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

That’s always been the mentality here, and really just keep on going forward. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

Satellites in the Defense Support Program kept on flying into space until 2007. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for keep on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
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• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon