Grammar fix
go on forever
feel endless
To seem to continue for an extremely long time, often as an exaggeration.
How oftenCommon
LevelB1
Used inMostly spoken
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The bus journey seemed to go on forever because of the traffic.
When I was a child, long car journeys seemed to go on forever, but now I actually enjoy having time to listen to music and think.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The journey went on for forever.
Say: The journey went on forever.
Say 'go on forever' without 'for' before 'forever'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Last much longer than you want
How exasperatedCriticalExaggerated
drag onSomething continues longer than wanted and becomes tedious.go on and onMostly about a person: keeps talking about something until you're fed up ('He went on and on about it').
go on foreverYou're here · Casual exaggeration about something that feels endless.