keep on

phrasal 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

Her youngest, Isabelle, has ditched her water wings, but kept on the blue swimming mask. —Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026

Giannis, of course, is the guy the Bucks can’t keep on the court, will be 32 at the end of this year and, despite the title on his resume, plays for a Bucks team that hasn’t made it out of the first round of the playoffs in four seasons. —Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026

Perlite Perlite is ideal for indoor gardeners to keep on hand to lighten up potting mixes, but it can be used on its own, too. —Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026

The media interest just kept on going. —Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for keep on

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