How is “go on” used?

In The Invisible Man (2020), one line is: “But um that can only go on for so long so”

Which movie is “go on” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Invisible Man (2020).

go on

used to encourage sb to do sth; to move ahead into a place, leave, or go on toward somewhere (often as a command to enter, go home, or go away); to continue speaking, often after a short pause; to continue an activity without stopping

Heard in 550 moviesPlay Phrasal verbs

Meaning

Oxford30% of films
used to encourage sb to do sth
Editorial30% of films
to move ahead into a place, leave, or go on toward somewhere (often as a command to enter, go home, or go away)
Oxford10% of films
to continue speaking, often after a short pause
Oxford10% of films
to continue an activity without stopping

In the movies · 550

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Amazing Grace2006

anything goes
as people, things, go
be going on
be going to do
don't go doing
enough to be going on with
go all out for
go and do
go off on one
a lot, nothing, going for you
no go
not go there

More phrasal verbs

get back
go ahead
go in
break in
get away
get up
pull over
stick to
make up for
hold on
look down on
stand up for

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

But um that can only go on for so long so

The Invisible Man (2020)5:35

Said in 8 films · #1