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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Some men stop and wait to see what comes along; others keep going, always on the lookout.
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
The bills keep going up while paychecks remain the same.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
There’s a reason why people keep going back to the classics like it again and again.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
And there are plenty of players in the modern world who have kept going strong past their 34th birthday, and all the way to 40.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
The bills keep going up while paychecks remain the same.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
There’s a reason why people keep going back to the classics like it again and again.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
And there are plenty of players in the modern world who have kept going strong past their 34th birthday, and all the way to 40.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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