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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Like so many projects in Gaza, the cinema couldn’t keep going.
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Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
During our first night, after a walking food tour of Lisbon, half the group decided to keep going and try different pasteis de nata (traditional Portuguese pastry), while the other half took the bus back to the hotel.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
As long as people are working, money will keep going into the system.
—Beth Finkel, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
These were not easy years for anyone, and at my lowest moments I was buoyed by my Hermione Lee story and kept going.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
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Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
During our first night, after a walking food tour of Lisbon, half the group decided to keep going and try different pasteis de nata (traditional Portuguese pastry), while the other half took the bus back to the hotel.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
As long as people are working, money will keep going into the system.
—Beth Finkel, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
These were not easy years for anyone, and at my lowest moments I was buoyed by my Hermione Lee story and kept going.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 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 27 Aug. 2025.
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