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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Just move on to the next investor on the list and keep going.
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Mike Mahlkow, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Our entrees were brought out and despite several people around the woman just kept going with her conversation, phone propped up by her water glass while the teenager was on her phone.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
At one point during Tuesday's talks in the coastal city of Jeddah, journalists were ushered in for a briefing with Rubio and Waltz, only to be ushered out when the conversation kept going.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The act of making films is to do and redo perpetually and to keep going deeper.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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Mike Mahlkow, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Our entrees were brought out and despite several people around the woman just kept going with her conversation, phone propped up by her water glass while the teenager was on her phone.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
At one point during Tuesday's talks in the coastal city of Jeddah, journalists were ushered in for a briefing with Rubio and Waltz, only to be ushered out when the conversation kept going.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The act of making films is to do and redo perpetually and to keep going deeper.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 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 18 Mar. 2025.
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