continue, go_on, proceed, go_along, keep: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" advance, progress, pass_on, move_on, march_on, go_on: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" continue, go_on, carry_on, proceed: continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" go_on, come_up, come_on: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"