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to keep going

to keep going

11 2.5
To have enough money or supplies to continue for a time
  • phrasal verb
  • /kip ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
translation icon : bastar (para)
  • It's important to have enough supplies to keep going during the winter months.
  • just keep going
  • money to keep going
  • costs keep going

We all are, you know, it's like we need air to keep going.

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Examples

  • Sites like SEOmoz are giving SEM the boost it needs to keep going, to progress, to be an educated field.

    Blog text (11)

  • And if things keep going the way they have been around here, I might be persuaded to throw my support behind you, too.

    Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)

  • The problem is Dad only left a small supply and I need more to keep going.

    Scanners III: The Takeover (1992)

  • The only reason they can keep going is the hope of future growth.

    Blog text (33)

  • To keep going, an animal also needs to take in food that it can burn for energy.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Even more immediately, we worry about the ability of our portfolio companies to keep going through tough times.

    Blog text (29)

  • If parking rates keep going up, it will prohibit people from entering the downtown market.

    Blog text (13)

  • She's just borrowed too much and can't afford to keep going.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The charity needs enough donations to keep going for another year.

  • To make the event successful, we need volunteers to keep going until the end.

Synonyms

to sustain
vsto keep going
102 4.0

To keep something going for a long time

is about simply being enough for someone during a specific period or point
to tide over
vsto keep going
10 4.1

To give someone money or help so they can get through a short difficult time

is about being sufficient for a period rather than emergency aid
to bridge over
vsto keep going
4.4

Provide money or help to cover a gap between two times

focuses on being enough during a particular period rather than only between times

Antonyms

to run out
937 1.9

Use all of something so none is left

to fall short
64 3.9

Fail to reach the level people expect

How Long

to sustain
102 4.0
to last
∞ 1.0
to keep going
11 2.5
to run out
937 1.9

Surface Forms

keep going infinitive
keeping going present participle
keeps going third person singular
kept going past
kept going past participle

Morphology

keep + go

The sense 'to continue to be available/sufficient' is directly built from 'keep' (continue) + 'going' (continuing/persisting). This verb + -ing composition transparently expresses continuation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning, despite the specific nuance of sufficiency.

Etymology

Keep going can also talk about supplies or money: imagine a car with just enough fuel to keep the car going until the next town, or a little money that lets you pay bills for a while. So, it means 'to be enough to continue until a certain point'.