life goes on
idiom
: the activities of life continue
Despite the political upheaval, for most people life goes on as usual.
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There’s no time to dwell or feel sorry for oneself, life goes on and so does the dating market.
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The war may have been very ugly, but Amrum is a beautiful place to grow up, seemingly a million miles away as life goes on, the future unsure, its inhabitants searching for some sort of happiness, and Nanning on the cusp of adolescence.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Patients die, babies are born, and life goes on for some.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 19 May 2025
Things, of course, don’t go as planned, but life goes on.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The war may have been very ugly, but Amrum is a beautiful place to grow up, seemingly a million miles away as life goes on, the future unsure, its inhabitants searching for some sort of happiness, and Nanning on the cusp of adolescence.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Patients die, babies are born, and life goes on for some.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 19 May 2025
Things, of course, don’t go as planned, but life goes on.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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“Life goes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20goes%20on. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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