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 token acts as a digital wrapper for ownership and movement, with the record kept on infrastructure that multiple parties can share. — Federico Sendra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

As the resale market and the changes to its main stadium converge, sentiment against the prices is rising — but the tickets keep on selling. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The fight between country music artist Charlie Crockett and guitar legend Jack White is the feud that keeps on giving. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

And the numbers have kept on climbing, with a 12% jump in June 2026 from a year earlier as many consumers struggled to pay their bills. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for keep on

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