going on

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

“Every single time I see him out there, I tell him, keep doing your thing. You keep going on the route you are right now, you’re going to be great.”

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No one knew what was going on or, very likely, where they themselves were during the action.

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Maduro, meanwhile, uploaded a video of himself driving around Caracas pointing to Christmas decorations, in what appeared to be an attempt to show that life in the city was going on as normal.

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"It's a struggle anyway, with everything that's going on with the cost of living," he says.

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“We do feel fortunate that guys that you’re asking to step up are people that understand what’s going on and have real game experience and that means a lot this time of year.”

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