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

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going to

Finally, he was told, it was going to come his way.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“I wouldn’t use the word devaluation simply because I don’t know what is going to happen,” said Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, adding that Nixon’s move “permits us to negotiate new rates of exchange.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

He’s going to need lots of skills in trying to balance his sports commitments with academics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

"I'm just not going to run away and let it burn."

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Your uncle led me here under false pretenses. Besides, the other line’s shorter. Meet me by where the band is going to play. Bring chairs.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith