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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Just keeping at it, keep going.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Between them joining her on workouts and reassuring her that all her hard work is showing, the doting mom says she was encouraged even more to keep going.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
The key takeaway was that there are actually two thresholds, each marked by subtle changes in your breathing, lactate accumulation, and general ability to keep going.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
But the dogs kept going, carrying their hunter forward—ice before them, water behind, outrunning the inevitable, all the way home.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Between them joining her on workouts and reassuring her that all her hard work is showing, the doting mom says she was encouraged even more to keep going.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
The key takeaway was that there are actually two thresholds, each marked by subtle changes in your breathing, lactate accumulation, and general ability to keep going.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
But the dogs kept going, carrying their hunter forward—ice before them, water behind, outrunning the inevitable, all the way home.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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 1 Dec. 2025.
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