How do you use "Keep it up" in a sentence?

Keep it up! Great work—keep it up. Keep up the good work. You're doing great, keep it up.

Keep it up

Q: What does "Keep it up" mean?

Continue doing well Encouragement to continue good work or behavior. Simple but effective praise.

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Meaning: Continue doing well

继续保持

Sigue así

その調子で頑張って

그 조자로 계속 잘해

Encouragement to continue good work or behavior. Simple but effective praise.

鼓励某人继续做好工作或保持良好行为。简单但有效的赞扬。

Ánimo para continuar haciendo un buen trabajo o comportamiento. Elogio sencillo pero efectivo.

良い仕事や行動を続けるよう励ます言葉。シンプルだが効果的な褒め言葉。

좋은 일이나 행동을 계속하라는 격려의 말. 단순하지만 효과적인 칭찬이다.

Examples

Keep it up!
继续保持！
¡Sigue así!
その調子！
계속 그 조자로!
Great work—keep it up.
干得好，继续保持
Buen trabajo, sigue así
素晴らしい仕事だ、その調子で
잘하고 있어, 계속해.
Keep up the good work.
继续努力
Sigue con el buen trabajo
引き続き頑張って
계속 잘해줘.
You're doing great, keep it up.
你做得很好，继续保持
Lo estás haciendo genial, sigue así
うまくいってるよ、続けて
잘하고 있어, 계속 힘내.

Pronunciation

/kiːp ɪt ʌp/

Usage Guide

Context: encouragement, work, performance

Tone: encouraging

✓ Do Say

Keep it up!
继续保持！
Sigue asi!
その調子で頑張って！
그 조자로 계속해!
Keep up the good work.
继续加油
Sigue con el buen trabajo
引き続き頑張ってね
계속 잘해줘.
Great job—keep it up.
做得好，继续保持
Buen trabajo, sigue asi
よくやった、その調子で
잘하고 있어, 계속해.

✗ Don't Say

Universal
通用表达
Expresión universal
普遍的に使える
누구에게나 쓸 수 있는 표현
Encouraging
鼓励性用语
Palabras de ánimo
励ましの言葉
격려의 표현

Common Mistakes

Universal encouragement
Simple but effective

Origin & History

From maintaining good performance or standards.

Etymology: From keeping up standards

First recorded: Traditional English

Cultural Context

Era: Traditional

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Universal usage; Workplaces, schools

Regional notes: Universal expression of encouragement.

Variations

Keep it upKeep up the good workKeep going