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.

Examples of keep on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And yet the new generation keeps on proving their courage. —Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 July 2025

Heat is listed as the primary cause of death in only five cases, including those of three women who died at a Rogers Park senior living facility during a May 2022 heat wave because the heat had been kept on in the building and the air conditioning was broken. —Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025

That also plays a part in why people just keep on doing that. —Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 July 2025

Time keeps on slippin’ into the future, and the books keep right on coming, no matter what’s going on outside. —Literary Hub july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025

Rhymes for keep on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon