phrasal verb · neutral
keep going
UK/kiːp ˈɡəʊɪŋ/US/kiːp ˈɡoʊɪŋ/KEEP GO·ING
speakingtask2
to continue doing something or to persist despite difficulties
Examples
“Even when the lights went out, the band kept going.”
“Keep going — you're almost at the top of the hill.”
“They had setbacks but kept going until they found a solution.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite a string of failures, the research team kept going until they produced reproducible results.”
Collocations
- keep going despite setbacks
- keep going until
- keep going strong
Word family
keep going phrasal verbkeeps going phrasal verb (3rd sg)kept going phrasal verb (past)keeping going phrasal verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
They keep to go until they finish.→They kept going until they finished.
Keep goinging!→Keep going!
Say it for a higher band
5continue→6carry on→7+keep going
Synonyms
continue
carry on
Easily confused
carry on
“Please carry on with your work while I make a phone call.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In keep …
Learn it with its set