go on for

It was going on for midnight by the time we left.

我离开时已近午夜。

The wrangle between the school and the local council has gone on for two years.

学校和当地市政会之间的纷争已经持续两年了。

Barring the boss, we all went out for drinks on Friday.

除了老板, 我星期五都出去喝酒了。