go on

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

• “Keep on working!”
• “We continued to work into the night”
• “Keep smiling”
• “We went on working until well past midnight”

come to pass

• “What is happening?”
• “The meeting took place off without an incidence”
• “Nothing occurred that seemed important”

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• “Time marches on”

continue with one''s activities

• “I know it”
• “he continued,”
• “;”

start running, functioning, or operating

• “the lights went on”
• “the computer came up”