goes on

Doesn't stop yet

Goes on covers a range of continuations and happenings.

Something that goes on continues or persists: The meeting went on for hours.

To ask what's going on is to ask what's happening: What's going on here?

When someone goes on about something, they talk at length, often tediously: He goes on and on about his golf game.

To go on can also mean to proceed or advance: Let's go on to the next topic.

endures

persists

Carries on stubbornly

perseveresContinues despite difficulty
survivesRemains alive despite hardship
lastsContinues over time

remains · prevails · weathers · withstands · sees through · outlasts · abides

happens

occurs

Comes about, befalls

takes placeOccurs or transpires
unfoldsSpreads from closed state
transpiresComes to pass

develops · arises · comes about · plays out · ensues · proceeds · passes

continues

proceeds

Revenue from a transaction

advancesForward movements or progress
progressesMoves forward steadily
keeps upMaintains pace or condition

resumes · picks up · recommences · follows through · moves forward · maintains · sustains · extends · prolongs · perpetuates

tedious

rambles

Speaks without focus

dronesUnmanned aerial vehicles
stretchesExtends or lengthens
lingersRemains beyond expected time

plods · crawls · drags out · overstays · labors

activated

powers up

Turns on electronically

starts upBegins operating
lights upBegins to glow
activatesCauses to function

boots up · fires up · kicks in · engages

Opposites

continuation vs. cessation

goes onstops

Ceases to continue

ends · ceases · terminates · concludes · halts

occurrence vs. non-occurrence

goes onfalls through

Fails to happen

functioning vs. malfunction

goes ongoes off

Activates suddenly, or spoils

turns off · shuts off · switches off · powers down · deactivates

Family

go, on, gone, going, go on, went, outgoing, ongoing, goes

Familiarity: Top 5,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G