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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going to

“There is a point where people say—‘I am not going to buy that.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Everything is going to be done to destabilise the campaign," he told CNews television on Monday night.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

They’ll respect your affection for an old Underwood typewriter while focusing on the practical question of where it’s actually going to go.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Milania, who attends the University of Tampa, then asked if she was going to be placed “back in the psych ward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“He told me he’s going to be okay. He said he was going to be okay for you.”

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