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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My career kept going, and a lot of work came to me.
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Abby Webster, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2025
Get up every day and keep going.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Definitely — the theme of fire and ash, obviously for the kind of literal reasons of losing my house, rebuilding, growing from the ground up, and this Phoenix resilience and courage to keep going.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Taylor credits the tour with giving her the strength to keep going.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
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Abby Webster, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2025
Get up every day and keep going.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Definitely — the theme of fire and ash, obviously for the kind of literal reasons of losing my house, rebuilding, growing from the ground up, and this Phoenix resilience and courage to keep going.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Taylor credits the tour with giving her the strength to keep going.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.
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