"keep it moving" meaning in English

See keep it moving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: keeps it moving [present, singular, third-person], keeping it moving [participle, present], kept it moving [participle, past], kept it moving [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> it moving}} keep it moving (third-person singular simple present keeps it moving, present participle keeping it moving, simple past and past participle kept it moving)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To continue or advance notwithstanding any issue or obstacle. Tags: idiomatic, informal

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "keeps it moving",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept it moving",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To continue or advance notwithstanding any issue or obstacle."
      ],
      "id": "en-keep_it_moving-en-verb-0H~UHZzw",
      "links": [
        [
          "continue",
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        ],
        [
          "advance",
          "advance"
        ],
        [
          "notwithstanding",
          "notwithstanding"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To continue or advance notwithstanding any issue or obstacle."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keep it moving"
}
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept it moving",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept it moving",
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      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "Pages with entries"
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        "To continue or advance notwithstanding any issue or obstacle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ],
        [
          "advance",
          "advance"
        ],
        [
          "notwithstanding",
          "notwithstanding"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To continue or advance notwithstanding any issue or obstacle."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
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  ],
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}

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