What does "run on" mean?

Keep going, continue; also, remain in effect. For example, That murder trial has been running on for months, or How much longer can this debt be allowed to run on? [Late 1500s]
Talk at length; see go on, def. 5.
Continue a text without a break; see run in, def. 2.

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