keeps going
Refuses to quit
Keeps going means to continue without stopping or giving up.
Something that keeps going persists despite obstacles or exhaustion: The old truck just keeps going.
A person who keeps going maintains effort or momentum: She was tired but kept going until the job was done.
The phrase often implies admirable endurance or surprising durability.
- upholdsSupports or affirms
- ongoingIn progress now
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
- persistContinue firmly onward
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
never stops · endurance · continuity · soldier on · powers through · inertia · perseverance · staying power · drive · fortitude · grit · carries on · resolve · stamina · pushes forward · toughness · tenacity · focus
keeps goingstops
Ceases to continue
halts · ceases · ends · quits · terminates
keeps goingstalls
Delays or compartments
stalls out · grinds to a halt · breaks down · seizes up · bogs down
keeps goinggives up
Ceases effort or resistance
quits · surrenders · throws in the towel · abandons · calls it quits