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going on

Idioms  

  1. Also, going on for. Approaching, especially an age or time. For example, She's twelve, going on thirteen, or It's going on for midnight. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the mid-1800s. Also see go on.

Example Sentences

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I'll also do a little bit of my recovery stuff that I've got going on in the house and play Call of Duty.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“Fighting against oversight is a ridiculous stance that has been going on for a very long time,” Strong said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“There’s a lot of signaling going on when you change guidance like that,” Powell said Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“I don’t quite know what’s going on there.”

From Salon • May 1, 2026

“I thought the opposite of that was the last five minutes of math class, when the teacher’s going on and on and on about decimals,” she said.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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