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going
[goh-ing]
noun
the act of leaving or departing; departure.
a safe going and quick return.
the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving.
After the heavy rain, the going was bad.
progress; advancement.
With such slow going, the work is behind schedule.
Usually goings. behavior; conduct; deportment.
adjective
moving or working, as machinery.
active, alive, or existing.
continuing to operate or do business, especially in a successful manner.
a going company.
current; prevalent; usual.
What is the going price of good farmland in this area?
leaving; departing.
going
/ ˈɡəʊɪŋ /
noun
a departure or farewell
the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etc
muddy going
informal, speed, progress, etc
we made good going on the trip
adjective
thriving (esp in the phrase a going concern )
current or accepted, as from past negotiations or commercial operation
the going rate for electricians
the going value of the firm
(postpositive) available
the best going
a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
going away, by a wide margin, especially as established in the late stages of a contest.
The champion won the bout going away.
get going, to begin; get started.
going on,
nearly; almost.
It's going on four o'clock.
happening.
What's going on here?
continuing; lasting.
That party has been going on all night.
Example Sentences
He insists they are "passionate" about the club and, when asked if they might order him to sack Amorim, said: "That's not going to happen."
Cyrus knows Lee is going to get himself into trouble.
“I don’t want to keep doing this. I’m going to call it,” she said, before trying to remove her microphone.
Hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge over the border in Kenya, many going on to learn how to speak Swahili - especially those who have gone through the Kenyan education system.
But the trial heard he was likely to have been going faster when he started braking.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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