go on and on
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See go on , def. 5.
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Continue without stopping, last for a long time, as in This trail goes on and on , or The movie went on and on . This usage was first recorded in 1938.
Example Sentences
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I could go on and on, but Mark Twain said it better than I can:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
I could go on and on making this point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
I can go on and on, I've got all these little side projects, it's fascinating.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
"Everyone was aware of the symbolism. We had to to draw a line, it couldn’t just go on and on."
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
“We are going through the greatest deleveraging in the history of financial services and it’s going to go on and on and on,” he said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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