keep on
phrasal verb
kept on; keeping on; keeps on
1
informal
: to continue happening, doing something, working, etc.
The rain kept on throughout the day.
He talked and talked. At one point I thought he would keep on all night.
She kept on talking after I told her to be quiet.
2
: to continue to have (someone) as an employee
The chef was kept on even after the restaurant was sold.
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The men described being confined in small, windowless cells with lights kept on 24/7, making sleep difficult.
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: The pool of open jobs is flat or shrinking, while the pool of people looking for a job is increasing ... and expected to keep on rising.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Coconut Avenue was the house that kept on giving: Four different people signed purchase contracts for it and paid Cox deposits ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million from 2020 to 2023.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
The men described being confined in small, windowless cells with lights kept on 24/7, making sleep difficult.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Keep on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20on. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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