keep on

phrasal verb

kept on; keeping on; keeps on

informal : to continue happening, doing something, working, etc.

The rain kept on throughout the day.

He talked and talked. At one point I thought he would keep on all night.

She kept on talking after I told her to be quiet.

: to continue to have (someone) as an employee

The chef was kept on even after the restaurant was sold.

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Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025 Santiago Gimenez opened the scoring with an emphatic finish after a flowing move that started from the goalkeeper — just one of three shots that Feyenoord kept on target all evening. —

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