hålla på

Verb

 * 1)  to be doing, to be up to (to currently be doing something)
 * 2) to be at it
 * 3) to be in the process of (like above, but for objects, phenomena, and the like)
 * 4) to last (go on for)
 * 5) to almost, to nearly, to be close to (have something (usually undesirable) happen – can be understood as "to be in the process of," like above, with an implication of not reaching the end)
 * 6)  to be doing (something (usually disagreeable) that is clear from context, that goes on for a while)
 * 7)  to root for, to support (a team or the like)
 * 1) to last (go on for)
 * 2) to almost, to nearly, to be close to (have something (usually undesirable) happen – can be understood as "to be in the process of," like above, with an implication of not reaching the end)
 * 3)  to be doing (something (usually disagreeable) that is clear from context, that goes on for a while)
 * 4)  to root for, to support (a team or the like)
 * 1) to almost, to nearly, to be close to (have something (usually undesirable) happen – can be understood as "to be in the process of," like above, with an implication of not reaching the end)
 * 2)  to be doing (something (usually disagreeable) that is clear from context, that goes on for a while)
 * 3)  to root for, to support (a team or the like)
 * 1)  to be doing (something (usually disagreeable) that is clear from context, that goes on for a while)
 * 2)  to root for, to support (a team or the like)
 * 1)  to root for, to support (a team or the like)
 * 1)  to root for, to support (a team or the like)

Usage notes
Can be used to express the continuous tense, which Swedish lacks as a grammatical feature ("Jag städar" can mean both "I clean" (as opposed to never clean, or as a profession or the like) and "I'm cleaning," while "Jag håller på och städar" can only mean "I'm cleaning"). The intended meaning is usually clear from context though, and "hålla på" is often used just to give a tone closer to "be up to" as opposed to "be doing."