keep going

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keep going

verb keeps going · keeping going · kept going

intransitive To continue functioning; to maintain. The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding.
transitive To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively. The Gunners have never gone out of the FA Cup in the third round under Arsene Wenger and never lost to a lower division side, two impressive runs they kept going at Elland Road on an evening that was fraught with potential dangers.
transitive To see that (a person) is continually supplied with something, or that they can progress or carry on. I didn't think I could run any longer, but fear kept me going.

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verb To continue functioning.

Français	continuer de fonctionner

verb To make progress, physically or figuratively.

Français	continuer de faire

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@misc{keep_going_2026,
  title = {keep going},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20going},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}