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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That’s what drives me to keep going every day, and show up to the rink and be motivated.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
Instead, Lori Leonard's phone kept going to voicemail.
—Chris Young Ritzen, CBS News, 9 May 2025
And costs keep going up, saddling patients with crippling debt or forcing them to choose between filling prescriptions or buying groceries.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 9 May 2025
What problem will fuel me to keep going for a decade?
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
Instead, Lori Leonard's phone kept going to voicemail.
—Chris Young Ritzen, CBS News, 9 May 2025
And costs keep going up, saddling patients with crippling debt or forcing them to choose between filling prescriptions or buying groceries.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 9 May 2025
What problem will fuel me to keep going for a decade?
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 May 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 18 May. 2025.
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