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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Summer, filming her sister at the table, can be heard in the background prompting her to keep going.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Now, the joke of it is, the game just keeps going on.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Luckily, Beaver Creek offers plenty of motivation to keep going.
—Grace Bastidas, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
The Coast Guard crew fired warning shots, but the boat kept going, so the crew fired 15 pepper-ball rounds.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Now, the joke of it is, the game just keeps going on.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Luckily, Beaver Creek offers plenty of motivation to keep going.
—Grace Bastidas, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
The Coast Guard crew fired warning shots, but the boat kept going, so the crew fired 15 pepper-ball rounds.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.
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