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

"It's going to be very hard to accept that," she said, adding she "wants to hope" that her husband is alive.

From BBC

Who is going to sell before Dec. 31 when they can wait till Jan. 2 and put off booking a big taxable capital gain by a full year?

From MarketWatch

“I think the Fed is going to be a little more constrained in terms of their ability to cut rates and cut rates as quickly or as meaningfully as people think right now.”

From Barron's

“I think the Fed is going to be a little more constrained in terms of their ability to cut rates and cut rates as quickly or as meaningfully as people think right now.”

From Barron's

“I think the Fed is going to be a little more constrained in terms of their ability to cut rates and cut rates as quickly or as meaningfully as people think right now.”

From Barron's