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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Started working there and hanging out at the jazz clubs down around Christopher Street at nighttime after the set and kept going and worked about eight years, six or seven years — every other job known to man, busboy, back waiter, bartender, moving company, film car driver.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 6 June 2025
Why fans keep going back to Disney parks The report attributes one in eight Central Florida jobs to Disney and nearly one in 20 jobs in Orange County, California, where Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The fish kept going and the rod Jerked and quivered, but Dorsey held on.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
These two kept going neck-in-neck, trading perfect scores in a back-and-forth battle for victory.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 1 June 2025
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Marina Watts, People.com, 6 June 2025
Why fans keep going back to Disney parks The report attributes one in eight Central Florida jobs to Disney and nearly one in 20 jobs in Orange County, California, where Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The fish kept going and the rod Jerked and quivered, but Dorsey held on.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
These two kept going neck-in-neck, trading perfect scores in a back-and-forth battle for victory.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 1 June 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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