going to

Idioms  

1. About to, will, as in I'm going to start planting now, or Do you think it's going to rain? or We thought the train was going to stop here. This phrase is used with a verb (start, rain, stop in the examples) to show the future tense. Occasionally the verb is omitted because it is understood. For example, That wood hasn't dried out yet but it's going to soon, or Will you set the table?—Yes, I'm going to. [1400s] Also see go to.

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going to

“And I was like, ‘No, if I get anything I’m going to get a cat.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

While we hear the stories of those whose scans found a dangerous tumor, we don’t hear from the many more who went through an unnecessary workup for something that was never going to harm them.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Things have exploded in terms of what their next step was going to be,” says Spiecker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“If every movie is so amazing, five stars on Letterboxd every time, those people you’re not going to want to gravitate towards,” Hillard added.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

In fact, his head looked like it was going to explode and take me with it.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold