keep going

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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Journalists who had not heard about the abductions kept going in. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The good news for subway riders is that 70 more stations will get the doors by the end of next year and the MTA will keep going until all 472 stations are outfitted. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The national Democratic effort to defeat Collins kept going; now the party is spending millions on an ad hitting her for a ProPublica story about her links to a corrupt defense contractor. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The problem with finishing a movie about Elon Musk, of course, is that Elon Musk keeps going. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for keep going

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keep/get one's hands off (of)
keep going
keep/hold in check
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“Keep going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20going. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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