keep it up

verb

To maintain or continue a positive streak.

“Ever hear of Viagra? It's not my fault you can't keep it up anymore.”

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Meanings

verbkeep it up (third-person singular simple present keeps it up, present participle keeping it up, simple past and past participle kept it up)

present singular third person keeps it up · participle present keeping it up · participle past kept it up · past kept it up

  1. idiomaticTo maintain or continue a positive streak.

    The new teacher was so enthusiastic; I hope she can keep it up until the end of the year.

  2. idiomaticTo maintain one's erection.

    Ever hear of Viagra? It's not my fault you can't keep it up anymore.

interjection
  1. Well done!

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
keep on keeping on

Translations

Catalan mantenir
  • mantenirmaintain or continue a positive streak
Chinese Mandarin 保持連勝 /保持连胜, 保持勃起
  • 保持連勝 /保持连胜 (bǎochí liánshèng)maintain or continue a positive streak
  • 保持勃起 (bǎochí bóqǐ)maintain one's erection
Czech jen tak dál
  • jen tak dálmaintain or continue a positive streak
Finnish jatkaa samaan malliin, pysyä pystyssä
  • jatkaa samaan malliinmaintain or continue a positive streak
  • pysyä pystyssämaintain one's erection
French tenir
  • tenirmaintain or continue a positive streak
German weiter so
  • weiter somaintain or continue a positive streak
Italian mantenere
  • manteneremaintain or continue a positive streak
Polish tak trzymaj
  • tak trzymajmaintain or continue a positive streak
Portuguese continuar assim
  • continuar assimmaintain or continue a positive streak
Romanian ține-o tot așa
  • ține-o tot așamaintain or continue a positive streak
Russian продолжа́ть в том же духе
  • продолжа́ть в том же духе (prodolžátʹ v tom že duxe)maintain or continue a positive streak
Spanish sigue así
  • sigue asímaintain or continue a positive streak
Swedish hålla i gång
  • hålla i gångmaintain or continue a positive streak
Cite this entry
APA

keep it up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20it%20up

MLA

“keep it up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20it%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep it up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20it%20up.

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