keep going
Verb

keep going

  1. (intransitive) To continue functioning.
    The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding.
  2. (transitive) To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively.
  3. (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.
    • […] he was generous when he had the cash. Many a time he kept me going in drink through the week when I was stuck for the ready […]



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