keeping it up
Not letting fall
Keeping it up means maintaining something at its current level or continuing an activity without letting it decline.
The phrase often appears as encouragement: Keep it up and you'll master it in no time.
It can refer to sustaining effort, momentum, quality, or any ongoing state.
In sexual contexts, keeping it up refers to maintaining an erection.
- stick with itContinue despite difficulty
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- going strongContinuing vigorously, undiminished
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- determinationFirmness of purpose
never give up · progress · durability · morale · willpower · hopefulness · sustainability · persistence · grit · practice · optimism · repair · steadiness · follow-through · tenacity · hanging in there · longevity · momentum
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Ceasing an activity
giving up · stopping · abandoning · ceasing · discontinuing
keeping it upletting it go
falling off · dropping the ball · slacking off · declining · flagging
keeping it upflagging
Losing vigor progressively
losing steam · burning out · fading · petering out · winding down
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