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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Austin Burke died in 1987, but his namesake store kept going under the ownership of his son and a longtime business partner.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
And still, people kept going back to try their luck, men who gloried in nicknames such as Twitchlip Kelly and Two-Gun Don Rosenkrantz.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Why does the 10-year keep going up and thus increasing mortgage rates, affecting many stocks while the Fed is cutting rates?
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
The aircraft is covered in solar panels, designed to charge enough during the crucial daylight hours to keep going during wintry nights when Phasa-35 spends most of its time cruising in darkness.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
And still, people kept going back to try their luck, men who gloried in nicknames such as Twitchlip Kelly and Two-Gun Don Rosenkrantz.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Why does the 10-year keep going up and thus increasing mortgage rates, affecting many stocks while the Fed is cutting rates?
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
The aircraft is covered in solar panels, designed to charge enough during the crucial daylight hours to keep going during wintry nights when Phasa-35 spends most of its time cruising in darkness.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Keep going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20going. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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