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keeps the ball rolling

keeps the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep the ball rolling.

Meaning of keep the ball rolling

Verb

keep the ball rolling (third-person singular simple present keeps the ball rolling, present participle keeping the ball rolling, simple past and past participle kept the ball rolling)

  1. (idiomatic) To continue an action indicated in the context; to sustain a process.
    • Then there was a pause. Our new acquaintance had become involved in a vexatious difficulty with his pipe. . . . To keep the ball rolling I asked Marlow if this Powell was remarkable in any way.1913, Joseph Conrad, chapter 1, in Chance

Questions about keeps the ball rolling

What is keeps the ball rolling the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep the ball rolling.

Words near keeps the ball rolling in the dictionary

  1. keeps soul and body together
  2. keeps straight
  3. keeps stumm
  4. keeps tabs on
  5. keeps the baby
  6. keeps the ball rolling
  7. keeps the book
  8. keeps the field
  9. keeps the flag flying
  10. keeps the home fires burning
  11. keeps the lights on

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