to carry on with

Examples

• All

• After Nickel died, his colleagues, relatives, and friends formed a committee to carry on his work, with the ultimate goal of publication.

  Academic text (2012)

• We're going to hop back in the car now and carry on with our safari.

• I think we should just carry on with the color.

  Vogue

• And we will carry on with the other questions we have after you leave.

• So if we want to carry on with this subject, we have to get used to this language.

• You have to carry on with the mission.

  The Garfield Movie (2024)

• Do you want to carry on with the meeting?

  Desired (2015)

• We're going to carry on with our fight.

  Academic text (2003)

• Let's carry on with the lesson plan, then.

  Asteroid City (2023)

• For a while, Beatrice carried on with her activities, despite her silence.

  Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

C

to continue

vsto carry on with

∞ 1.0

To keep doing something without stopping

highlights specifically carrying on after a pause rather than nonstop action

G

to go ahead

vsto carry on with

∞ 2.3

Start or continue something after deciding to do it

focuses on keeping an action going after interruption rather than deciding to start

K

to keep going

vsto carry on with

892 1.6

To continue doing something without stopping

applies more to restarting after an interruption than uninterrupted running

P

to proceed

vsto carry on with

697 3.0

Begin or continue an action after a pause, often as planned

is more about simply continuing after a pause than planning

K

to keep on

vsto carry on with

604 1.4

Continue doing something without stopping

adds the idea of resuming after an interruption rather than nonstop action

C

to carry on

vsto carry on with

285 2.7

To continue doing something after an interruption or when it is difficult

stresses continuing after a pause more than facing difficulty

R

to resume

vsto carry on with

272 3.1

To start an activity again after a pause

keeps doing the activity through or after the pause

G

to get on with

vsto carry on with

229 2.3

Continue doing something, especially after an interruption

emphasizes simply staying with the activity after a pause

H

to hang on

vsto carry on with

• Informal

227 3.3

To continue doing something and refuse to give up

focuses more narrowly on restarting or carrying on after interruption

G

to go along

vsto carry on with

113 2.1

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

is specifically about picking up after a pause rather than steady state

H

to hold on

vsto carry on with

82 3.3

To keep trying and not give up when things are hard

is used more for simply continuing after a pause than resisting opposition

P

to push on

vsto carry on with

42 3.7

Move forward or keep going despite difficulty

is similar but centers on resuming after a pause rather than effort

P

to press on

vsto carry on with

35 3.9

To keep going with a task even when it is hard

leans more on restarting or carrying on after an interruption than sheer persistence

R

to run on

vsto carry on with

17 2.8

To keep going for longer than expected without stopping

is about resuming or continuing after a pause rather than lasting long

C

to contin

vsto carry on with

• Archaic

3 9.9

To keep doing something without stopping

is the modern, common expression used for resuming after a pause

R

to recommence

vsto carry on with

• Formal

2 5.6

To begin again after a pause

focuses on carrying the action on through the break

P

to pick up the thread

vsto carry on with

1 4.9

To start an earlier activity or conversation again after an interruption

keeps the same action going rather than only restarting it

Antonyms

S

stop

117 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

How Persistent

to keep on pushing through

• Informal

1 5.1

to press on

35 3.9

to carry on with

29 2.6

to stick with

420 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology