keep the ball rolling

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tocontinueanactionindicated in the context; tosustaina process.1913,Joseph Conrad, chapter 1, inChance:Then there was a pause. Our new acquaintance had become involved in a vexatious difficulty with his pipe. . . . Tokeep the ball rollingI asked Marlow if this Powell was remarkable in any way.1988June 10, Isadore Barmash, “Market Place; Can the Gap Be On the Rebound?”, inNew York Times, retrieved16 November 2017:But the Gap has a long way to go before it climbs back to its high of $77. . . . Lately, it has been moving back up, closing yesterday at $26.375. On Wednesday, Donald G. Fisher, chairman and chief executive of the Gap, and Millard S. Drexler, president, will try tokeep the ball rollingwhen they talk to New York securities analysts.2001June 14, Sally Donnelly, “A Smart FAA Plan to Reduce Airport Congestion”, inTime, retrieved16 November 2017:Few people thought the Federal Aviation Administration could, as it promised, solve the delay problem at New York's LaGuardia Airport in six months. . . . Plavin, and others, hope the FAA willkeep the ball rollingat the other top ten delay-plagued airports in the country.2023March 1, Rachel Ellison, “Bad Dates Turn Out to Be Excellent on TikTok”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:The video accrued tens of thousands of views overnight. Four days later, inspired tokeep the ball rolling, she made another about the same date. It’s since been viewed 4.2 million times.

Examples:

EN: But I think it might help to keep the ball rolling if I make a signal... telling him to get hold of it at all costs.
ES: Sí, pero creo que para poner las cosas en marcha debería enviarle un mensaje... diciéndole que lo consiga cueste lo que cueste.
EN: I especially liked what you said about the bureaucracy and how it was up to them to keep the ball rolling.
ES: Me gustó que dijera que la comisión no debe retrasar las cosas.
EN: If we're gonna keep the ball rolling, we thought we'd better come up with a system. Mr Dooly?
ES: Si vamos a continuar con ello, pensamos que sería mejor sistematizar la cosa. ¿Sr. Dooly?
EN: This way, I keep the ball rolling.
ES: De esta manera, recuperó lo perdido.
EN: That way I keep the ball rolling, see?
ES: De esta manera mantengo rodando la bola, ¿ves?
EN: keep the ball rolling keep the ball rolling
ES: Que ruede el balón. Que ruede el balón.
ES: Que ruede el balón. Que ruede el balón.
EN: You gotta keep the ball rolling.
ES: Mantengan el balón en movimiento.
EN: So, Chris, let's keep the ball rolling. - What have you been up to? - Oh, okay.
ES: El risotto está listo.
EN: The game's started, so keep the ball rolling and remember, the only good Hun is a dead Hun.
ES: El juego ha comenzado, por lo que mantengan rodando la pelota y recuerden, la único huno bueno es el huno muerto.
EN: The "reverse-pushing" technique is certainly the fastest way to keep the ball rolling.
ES: La técnica del "empuje inverso" es sin duda la forma más rápida de mantener la bola rodando.
EN: So, Chris, let's keep the ball rolling.
ES: Entonces, Chris, vamos a mantener la pelota rodando.
EN: I just think that if we're going to keep the ball rolling post Grey's... - Mmm-hmm. - We have to put the past behind us.
ES: Solamente pienso que si vamos a ponernos manos a la obra después de lo de Anatomía de Grey... tenemos que dejar lo nuestro atrás.
EN: Okay, let's keep the ball rolling.
ES: Ok, sigamos La pelota rodando.
EN: All right, now, Tate, keep the ball rolling now!
ES: Muy bien, Tate. No pierdas el impulso.
EN: They're just trying to keep the ball rolling, not letting the hype slow down
HI: चाहत जाग रही है धीरे धीरे, तरंगों को ना छेड़ो यूँ

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