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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Example Sentences

But there was no way the towering Newcastle United forward - all 6ft 6in of him - was going to slip out of the stadium unnoticed.

From BBC

"Our flights are booked and we are going to Colombo."

From Barron's

"It's very easy to feel some element of shame and keep it to yourself. But right from the word go, I was determined I wasn't going to do that."

From BBC

"We knew it was going to be different when we started trying for our first baby, but I think the gravity of it, we weren't expecting how different it would be."

From BBC

“Whether the city lied or not, they still entered into an agreement to address almost 10,000 encampments across the city, and we’re deeply concerned they’re not going to come anywhere near that number.”

From Los Angeles Times